Overview of antifungal dosing in invasive candidiasis
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Epidemiology and antifungal resistance in invasive candidiasis
The epidemiology of Candida infections has changed over the last two decades: The number of patients suffering from such infections has increased dramatically and the Candida species involved have become more numerous as Candida albicans is replaced as an infecting agent by various non-C. albicans species (NAC). At the same time, additional antifungal agents have become available. The different...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
سال: 2018
ISSN: 0305-7453,1460-2091
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkx447