We assessed the efficacy of itraconazole as prophylaxis against serious fungal infections in chronic granulomatous disease. Thirty-nine patients at least 5 years old (6 female and 33 male ...

Now research from UT Southwestern scientists suggests that precise dosage is just as important in patient care. Looking specifically as a drug called itraconazole which is used to manage infections as ...

Between July 1, 2019, and Aug. 31, 2021, they randomly assigned 164 patients with chronic pulmonary aspergillosis who were naive to antifungal treatment to receive a starting dose of 400 mg per ...

May 13, 2003 — Itraconazole was better than fluconazole for long-term antifungal prophylaxis in allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplant patients, according to the results of a randomized ...

Patients with neutropenia resulting from chemotherapy for acute myelogenous leukemia or the myelodysplastic syndrome are at high risk for difficult-to-treat and often fatal invasive fungal infections.