Aspergillosis Therapy
Studies from University Hospital yield new information about aspergillosis therapy
Published in TB and Outbreaks Week, March 20th, 2007
New investigation results, "Invasive sphenoidal aspergillosis: successful treatment with sphenoidotomy and voriconazole," are detailed in a study published in ORL. According to recent research from Berne, Switzerland, "Treatment of invasive sphenoidal aspergillosis is surgical, followed by antifungal therapy, mostly amphotericin B. To optimize the adjuvant antifungal treatment, which is often limited by severe side effects, the new triazole antifungal agent voriconazole with broad coverage of fungal pathogens including Aspergillus was investigated in a study of 4 patients with clinical, radiological and histological signs of invasive sphenoidal aspergillosis."
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