High- versus low-dose fluconazole therapy for empiric treatment of suspected invasive candidiasis among high-risk patients in the intensive care unit: a cost-effectiveness analysis.

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Published in Curr Med Res Opin on May 01, 2007

Authors

Hua Chen1, Katie J Suda, Robin S Turpin, Manjunath P Pai, David T Bearden, Kevin W Garey

Author Affiliations

1: University of Houston, Houston, TX, USA.

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