Comparison of Caspofungin and Amphotericin B for Invasive Candidiasis
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- 19 December 2002
- journal article
- clinical trial
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 347 (25), 2020-2029
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa021585
Abstract
Caspofungin is an echinocandin agent with fungicidal activity against candida species. We performed a double-blind trial to compare caspofungin with amphotericin B deoxycholate for the primary treatment of invasive candidiasis.Keywords
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