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Article: Posaconazole-Treatment for Refractory Coccidioidomycosis.
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- Travel Medicine Advisor
- Article date:
- October 1, 2005
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Posaconazole—Treatment for Refractory Coccidioidomycosis
Abstract & Commentary
By Mary-Louise Scully, MD
Sansum-Santa Barbara Medical Foundation Clinic, Santa Barbara, CA
Dr. Scully reports no consultant, stockholder, speakers bureau, research, or other financial relationships with companies having ties to this field of study.
Synopsis: Posaconazole, an investigational extended spectrum triazole, shows promise as a treatment option for patients with disseminated coccidioidomycosis who have failed to improve with conventional antifungal medications.
Source: Anstead GM, et al. Refractory Coccidioidomycosis Treated ...