Treatment of invasive candidiasis with echinocandins
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Cost-effectiveness of three echinocandins and fluconazole in the treatment of candidemia and/or invasive candidiasis in nonneutropenic adult patients
OBJECTIVE To estimate the cost-effectiveness of three echinocandins (anidulafungin, caspofungin, and micafungin) and generic fluconazole in the treatment of nonneutropenic adult patients with candidemia and/or invasive candidiasis in intensive care units in Spain. MATERIALS AND METHODS A decision-tree model was applied. The success and safety (hepatic and renal adverse effects) of first-line ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Mycoses
سال: 2009
ISSN: 0933-7407,1439-0507
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2008.01645.x