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Letter to the Editor| Volume 70, e10-e12, December 2019

Real-life use of isavuconazole outside the hematological wards

Published:September 13, 2019DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejim.2019.09.005
      Real-world data on efficacy and safety of isavuconazole (ISV) are mostly based on cohorts of patients with hematological malignancies, stem cells or solid organ transplants (i.e., HSCT or SOT) [
      • Hoenigl M
      • Prattes J
      • Neumeister P
      • Wölfler A
      • Krause R
      Real-world challenges and unmet needs in the diagnosis and treatment of suspected invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with haematological diseases: an illustrative case study.
      ,
      • DiPippo AJ
      • Kontoyiannis DP
      Lack of toxicity with long term isavuconazole use in patients with hematologic malignancy.
      ].

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