Efficacy and safety of posaconazole for chronic pulmonary aspergillosis.

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Published in Clin Infect Dis on November 05, 2010

Authors

Timothy W Felton1, Caroline Baxter, Caroline B Moore, Stephen A Roberts, William W Hope, David W Denning

Author Affiliations

1: Respiratory Research Group, Faculty of Medicine and the Human Sciences, The University of Manchester, Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom. timothy.felton@manchester.ac.uk

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