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Aspergillosis
New findings from William Beaumont Hospital in the area of aspergillosis described
January 27th, 2009
According to recent research from the United States, "To review the current literature to determine the clinical application of therapeutic drug monitoring of voriconazole in the treatment of invasive aspergillosis (IA). DATA SOURCE: A MEDLINE search (1 966-June 2008) was performed using the search terms voriconazole, aspergillosis, levels, monitoring, and serum concentration." "AND DATA EXTRACTION: All pertinent English-language literature on voriconazole use in adults was included for evaluation. A is a serious fungal infection with a mortality rate of nearly 100% without adequate treatment; current therapeutic options are limited. A clinical trial comparing...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-01-27)
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