## Abstract ## BACKGROUND Pulmonary aspergillosis and other invasive fungal infections (IFIs) commonly complicate the management of patients with acute leukemia. Standard amphotericinβbased therapies may be ineffective for many patients and the available salvage agents (itraconazole and caspofungi
Pulmonary toxicity during infusion of liposomal amphotericin B in two patients with acute leukemia
β Scribed by M. Arning; A. H. Heer-Sonderhoff; A. Wehmeier; W. Schneider
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1995
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 385 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0934-9723
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