Publication: Recommendations for the treatment of invasive fungal infections in hematological malignancies: A critical review of evidence and Turkish Expert Opinion (TEO-1)
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Akalın, Halis
Ali, Rıdvan
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Akan, Hamdi
Öngören, Şeniz
Saltoğlu, Neşe
Çağatay, Arif Atahan
Arat, Mutlu Ersöz
Kalayoğlu, Sevgi B.
Demir, Ahmet Muzaffer
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Galenos Publ House
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The introduction of novel antifungal agents for the treatment of invasive fungal disease in hematological malignancies and also changing treatment strategies have had a great impact in managing affected patients. The medical literature includes some important clinical studies that are being used as evidence for guidelines. The problem with these studies and the guidelines is that they are not very easy to interpret, they include controversial issues, and they are not easy to apply to every patient or country. This paper was designed to critically show the main problems associated with these approaches and provide important information that will help Turkish doctors to adopt them in daily clinical practice.
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Antifungal treatment, Invasive fungal infection, Evidence, Hematological malignancies, Liposomal amphotericin-b, Efficacy, Preemptive antifungal therapy, Voriconazole, Neutropenic patients, Ambisome, Empirical-treatment, Febrile, Persistent fever, High-risk, Hematology
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Akalın, H. vd. (2014). "Recommendations for the treatment of invasive fungal infections in hematological malignancies: A critical review of evidence and Turkish Expert Opinion (TEO-1)". Turkish Journal of Hematology, 31(2), 111-120.