Combination antifungal therapy: a critical review of the evidence

L Ostrosky‐Zeichner - Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Invasive fungal infections have extremely high rates of morbidity and mortality, particularly in
immunocompromised hosts. Combination antifungal therapy is conceptually attractive as a …

Combination antifungal therapy: from bench to bedside

B Wirk, JR Wingard - Current infectious disease reports, 2008 - Springer
Invasive fungal infections are major causes of mortality in immunocompromised patients.
Despite improved outcomes with new antifungals, there remains a pressing need to further …

Combination antifungal therapy: the new frontier

JA Vazquez - Future Microbiology, 2007 - Taylor & Francis
The past decade has seen a significant increase in the incidence of invasive fungal
infections. The antifungal armamentarium for the treatment of serious fungal infections …

[HTML][HTML] Combination antifungal therapy: a review of current data

M Campitelli, N Zeineddine, G Samaha… - Journal of clinical …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The incidence of invasive fungal infections has been on the rise, particularly in transplant
recipients and in patients with hematological malignancies and other forms of …

The rationale of combination antifungal therapy in severely immunocompromised patients: empiricism versus evidence-based medicine

G Chamilos, DP Kontoyiannis - Current opinion in infectious …, 2006 - journals.lww.com
The rationale of combination antifungal therapy in severely... : Current Opinion in Infectious
Diseases The rationale of combination antifungal therapy in severely immunocompromised …

Combination antifungal therapy for mold infections: much ado about nothing?

JA Vazquez - Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2008 - academic.oup.com
In general, mortality rates associated with systemic fungal infections have not improved
much in more than a decade, although the number of antifungal agents available for the …

Combinations of antifungal agents in therapy–what value are they?

M Cuenca-Estrella - Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Concurrent or sequential antifungal treatment for invasive mycoses has been typically
considered as an option to improve results of monotherapy. However, data on the efficacy of …

Antifungal combination treatment: a future perspective

C Fohrer, L Fornecker, Y Nivoix, C Cornila… - International journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
The use of antifungal combination therapy is a new clinical approach for combating fungal
infections. Although few conclusive clinical studies have been performed to date, data exist …

Considerations in clinical trials of combination antifungal therapy

JH Powers - Clinical infectious diseases, 2004 - academic.oup.com
The cure rate for serious fungal diseases with currently available agents used as
monotherapy is not optimal. The introduction of new classes of antifungal drugs in the last …

Toward more effective antifungal therapy: the prospects of combination therapy

DP Kontoyiannis, RE Lewis - British journal of haematology, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
The availability of new antifungal agents with unique mechanisms of action and improved
tolerability has widened the possibilities for the use of combination antifungal therapy for …