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Galactomannan and Computed Tomography-Based Preemptive Antifungal Therapy in Neutropenic Patients at High Risk for Invasive Fungal Infection: A Prospective Feasibility Study

Johan Maertens, Koen Theunissen, G. Verhoef, Johny Verschakelen, Katrien Lagrou, Eric Verbeken, A. Wilmer, Jan Verhaegen, M. Boogaerts, Johan Van Eldere

Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2005 · 591 citations · 35 references

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Abstract

Preemptive therapy based on enzyme immunoassay and HRCT reduced the exposure to expensive and potentially toxic drugs and offered effective antifungal control, but it failed to detect non-Aspergillus IFI.

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