Do you continue voriconazole beyond the minimum recommended duration in a patient with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis who is clinically improved but has persistent radiographic abnormalities on CT?
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Infectious Disease · National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
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The "recommended" duration is based on expert opinion, rather than trials. The immune status of the patient counts. When I was taught how to treat invasive aspergillosis at the National Cancer Institute (this was before voriconazole was available), the recommendation was to continue treatment until ...
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