Breakthrough invasive pulmonary aspergillosis despite empirical voriconazole therapy for febrile neutropenia: case report and review of the literature

Article Article scientifique Article Breakthrough invasive pulmonary aspergillosis despite empirical voriconazole therapy for febrile neutropenia: case report and review of the literature eng 2007 author Meyer Harbarth Marianne 98353 author Waldvogel Sophie Claire 87692 Sophie Waldvogel Abramowski author Chalandon Yves 644957 author Bongiovanni Massimo 590837 author Pache Jean-Claude 513830 author Van Delden Christian 24088 731-733 10.1080/00365540701199857 17654353 0036-5548 We report the development of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in a patient treated for acute myeloid leukaemia during empirical voriconazole therapy for febrile neutropenia. The patient failed to respond to the institution of salvage combination therapy with amphotericin B and voriconazole, but survived after adjunctive surgical resection. Acute Disease Antifungal Agents/ therapeutic use Aspergillosis/drug therapy/ surgery Drug Resistance, Fungal/ drug effects Fever/microbiology Humans Leukemia, Myeloid/complications Lung Diseases, Fungal/drug therapy/ surgery Male Middle Aged Neutropenia/microbiology Pyrimidines/ therapeutic use Triazoles/ therapeutic use Dewey 616 56 Département de médecine 221 false Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 39 8 df10b783-664f-4e77-bc73-20d7bd2f6742 Article Restricted file1.pdf 168977 application/pdf restrictedAccess Faculté de médecine / Section de médecine clinique / Département de médecine

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