Abstract | BACKGROUND: METHODS: RESULTS: Nine children with refractory coccidioidomycosis were treated with V/C salvage therapy after failing conventional therapy consisting of a triazole, amphotericin B, or a combination of both. Eight of the 9 patients are currently in remission; 1 patient with central nervous system involvement continues to progress. CONCLUSIONS:
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Authors | Emily R Levy, James M McCarty, Andi L Shane, Peggy S Weintrub |
Journal | Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
(Clin Infect Dis)
Vol. 56
Issue 11
Pg. 1573-8
(Jun 2013)
ISSN: 1537-6591 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 23463636
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Antifungal Agents
- Echinocandins
- Lipopeptides
- Pyrimidines
- Triazoles
- Caspofungin
- Voriconazole
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Topics |
- Adolescent
- Antifungal Agents
(therapeutic use)
- Caspofungin
- Child
- Child, Preschool
- Coccidioidomycosis
(drug therapy)
- Echinocandins
(therapeutic use)
- Female
- Humans
- Infant
- Lipopeptides
- Male
- Pyrimidines
(therapeutic use)
- Retrospective Studies
- Salvage Therapy
- Treatment Outcome
- Triazoles
(therapeutic use)
- Voriconazole
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