High dose fluconazole in salvage therapy for HIV-uninfected cryptococcal meningitis

High dose fluconazole in salvage therapy for HIV-uninfected cryptococcal meningitis

Abstract Background The 2010 Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guidelines for management of cryptococcal diseases recommend high dose fluconazole (≥ 800 mg/day), either alone or with other antifungal drugs, as alternative anticryptococcal choices. But evidence for its use in the treatmen...

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Main Authors: Hua-Zhen Zhao, Rui-Ying Wang, Xuan Wang, Ying-Kui Jiang, Ling-Hong Zhou, Jia-Hui Cheng, Li-Ping Huang, Thomas Stephen Harrison, Li-Ping Zhu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-12-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
High dose fluconazole
HIV-uninfected
Cryptococcal meningitis
Efficacy
Safety
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3460-7

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