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Incidence of breakthrough fungal infections on isavuconazole prophylaxis compared to posaconazole and voriconazole.

Sara A ScottCory PerryZahra MahmoudjafariGrace A MartinSamuel BoydJeffrey ThompsonBeth Thomas
Published in: Transplant infectious disease : an official journal of the Transplantation Society (2023)
Patients who received isavuconazole prophylaxis during AML induction therapy or post-HCT experienced a similar incidence of breakthrough fungal infections compared to those who received posaconazole or voriconazole. These results suggest no difference in antifungal prophylactic efficacy; however larger prospective comparative studies are needed.
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