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Prophylactic itraconazole may decrease the rate of invasive fungal infection in allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients
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Invasive fungal infections account for the majority of deaths due to infection in patients following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplants, although toxicity secondary to antifungal agents and the emergence of resistant fungal strains are presenting clinical dilemmas.
This multicenter randomised open label trial compared prophylactic itraconazole (intravenous …