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Isavuconazole in the Treatment of Coccidioidal Meningitis.

Arash HeidariMiriam QuinlanDavid J BenjaminBrett LaurenceAnandit MuTiffany NgaiWes J HoffmanStuart H CohenIan H McHardyRoyce JohnsonGeorge R Thompson
Published in: Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (2019)
Patients with coccidioidal meningitis require lifelong antifungal therapy. Cumulative toxicity and lack of antifungal efficacy require salvage therapy in the treatment of some patients. In a retrospective review of nine patients with coccidioidal meningitis treated with isavuconazole, successful therapy was seen in three patients and stable disease was confirmed in six patients. Isavuconazole may be a useful addition to the therapeutic choices currently available for coccidioidal meningitis.
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