Pleural Diffusion of Voriconazole in a Patient with Aspergillus fumigatus Empyema Thoracis
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Pleural diffusion of voriconazole in a patient with Aspergillus fumigatus empyema thoracis.
Fungal empyema is an emerging clinical entity associated with a high mortality rate (1). We describe a case of a patient with empyema thoracis due to Aspergillus fumigatus successfully treated by chest tube drainage associated with voriconazole (VZ). Pleural concentrations of VZ demonstrated adequate pleural diffusion of this drug. An 82-year-old patient was admitted for weight loss and a left ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0066-4804,1098-6596
DOI: 10.1128/aac.48.3.1065.2004