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Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 06/29/09
Pagano L et al. - In a study to evaluate the efficacy of caspofungin in neutropenic pts with haematological malignancies (HM) and candidaemia, results suggest that treatment of candidaemia with caspofungin in neutropenic HM was efficacious, as it is in non-haematological subgroups.
Methods- This study was prospectively conducted in 11 haematology divisions over a 2-yr period to evaluate the efficacy of caspofungin in 24 neutropenic pts with haematological malignancies (HM) and candidaemia.
- Pts had received chemotherapy for HM and were neutropenic (PNN < 0.5 x 109/L) for a median of 12 days (2–41) before candidaemia.
- Pts received caspofungin for a median duration of 12 days, obtaining a favourable overall response of 58%.
- At 30 days, 11 pts had died (46%); candidaemia was responsible for mortality in 6 pts (25%).
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