Efficacy of combined surgery and antifungal therapies for the management of invasive zygomycoses in patients with haematological malignancies
Year: 2009
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: We report two cases of invasive zygomycoses occurring in severely immunocompromised patients with haematological malignancies that were successfully treated with liposomal amphotericin B and surgical debridement, followed by oral administration of posaconazole. These cases demonstrated that an early instituted, aggressive and combined therapeutic approach results in a recovery from invasive fungal infection, without any relapse of infection, thanks to secondary prophylaxis using posaconazole.
Source: Mycoses
Authors: C. G. Valentini, A. Candoni, L. Fianchi, B. Posteraro, E. Simeone, F. Costa, M. Sanguinetti, M. T. Voso, M. Caira, R. Fanin, L. Pagano
Institutions: Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, University of Udine
Language: English
Subfield: Infectious Diseases
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2139803166