Cost-effectiveness of posaconazole versus fluconazole or itraconazole in the prevention of invasive fungal infections among high-risk neutropenic patients in Spain.

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Published in BMC Infect Dis on April 03, 2012

Authors

Santiago Grau1, Rafael de la Cámara, Francisco J Sabater, Isidro Jarque, Enric Carreras, Miguel A Casado, Miguel A Sanz

Author Affiliations

1: Hospital del Mar, Barcelona, Spain. sgrau@parcdesalutmar.cat

Associated clinical trials:

Prophylaxis Trial of Posaconazole Versus Standard Azole Therapy for Neutropenic Patients (Study P01899) | NCT00044486

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