Publication details
Mikrobiologická rizika spojená s antimykotickou profylaxí názor mikrobiologa
| Authors | |
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| Year of publication | 2009 |
| Type | Article in Periodical |
| Magazine / Source | Postgraduální medicína |
| MU Faculty or unit | |
| Citation | |
| Field | Oncology and hematology |
| Keywords | antifungal prophylaxis; invasive fungal infections |
| Description | Microbiological risks of prophylaxis of fungal infection the opinion from mycology lab Immunocompromised patients have a higher risk of acquiring invasive fungal infection as common population. Numerous factors have contributed to this fact haematologic malignities, solid organ transplantation, HIV positivity and so on). One possible approach to the patient who are at risk of invasive fungal infection should be to give prophylactic treatment but the greater than neccesary use of antifungal agents potentiates the emergence of drug resistance. |