Breakthrough Filamentous Fungal Infections in Pediatric Hematopoetic Stem Cell Transplant and Oncology Patients Receiving Caspofungin

Breakthrough Filamentous Fungal Infections in Pediatric Hematopoetic Stem Cell Transplant and Oncology Patients Receiving Caspofungin

BACKGROUND: Caspofungin is an echinocandin class antifungal medication that is commonly used empirically in immunocompromised patients at high risk for invasive fungal disease.

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Main Authors: Shaun K Morris, Upton D Allen, Sumit Gupta, Susan E Richardson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/957973
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spelling doaj-f8b7c4e526224fccb165d2307bd315cf2021-07-02T02:49:33ZengHindawi LimitedCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322012-01-0123417918210.1155/2012/957973Breakthrough Filamentous Fungal Infections in Pediatric Hematopoetic Stem Cell Transplant and Oncology Patients Receiving CaspofunginShaun K Morris0Upton D Allen1Sumit Gupta2Susan E Richardson3Division of Infectious Diseases, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Infectious Diseases, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Haematology and Oncology, Department of Pediatrics, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaDivision of Microbiology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaBACKGROUND: Caspofungin is an echinocandin class antifungal medication that is commonly used empirically in immunocompromised patients at high risk for invasive fungal disease.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/957973
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Breakthrough Filamentous Fungal Infections in Pediatric Hematopoetic Stem Cell Transplant and Oncology Patients Receiving Caspofungin
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
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title Breakthrough Filamentous Fungal Infections in Pediatric Hematopoetic Stem Cell Transplant and Oncology Patients Receiving Caspofungin
title_short Breakthrough Filamentous Fungal Infections in Pediatric Hematopoetic Stem Cell Transplant and Oncology Patients Receiving Caspofungin
title_full Breakthrough Filamentous Fungal Infections in Pediatric Hematopoetic Stem Cell Transplant and Oncology Patients Receiving Caspofungin
title_fullStr Breakthrough Filamentous Fungal Infections in Pediatric Hematopoetic Stem Cell Transplant and Oncology Patients Receiving Caspofungin
title_full_unstemmed Breakthrough Filamentous Fungal Infections in Pediatric Hematopoetic Stem Cell Transplant and Oncology Patients Receiving Caspofungin
title_sort breakthrough filamentous fungal infections in pediatric hematopoetic stem cell transplant and oncology patients receiving caspofungin
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series Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
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description BACKGROUND: Caspofungin is an echinocandin class antifungal medication that is commonly used empirically in immunocompromised patients at high risk for invasive fungal disease.
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