Rev Esp Quimioter 2011:24(4):263-270

Recommendations for the treatment of invasive fungal infection caused by filamentous fungi in the hematological patient                

J. BARBERÁN, J. MENSA, J. C. VALLEJO, I. JARQUE, J. C. GARCÍA, J. R. CABRERA, P. BALTASAR, J. BESALDUCH, J. M. CALVO, F.  J.  CAPOTE, E. CARRERAS, M. L. DÍAZ, F. ESCALANTE, P. FERNÁNDEZ, S. GARZÓN, C. GRANDE, D. HERNÁNDEZ, A. LÓPEZ, J. LÓPEZ, E. MARTÍN, M. OLAVE, J. PÉREZ, G. RAMÍREZ, R. ROJAS, A. ROMÁN, M. ROVIRA, D. RUBIO, P. SÁNCHEZ , A. SÁNCHEZ, J. DE LA SERNA, C. SOLANO, D. VALCÁRCEL, J. M. AGUADO, J. R. AZANZA, R. CANTÓN , R. CISTERNA, J. DÍAZ, J. FORTÚN, J. GARCÍA, J. GÓMEZ, E. GÓMEZ, J.  M. MONTEJO, F. J. PEMÁN, I. RUIZ, M. SALAVERT, M. A. SANZ, J. DE LA TORRE, L. VÁZQUEZ                        

Antifungal treatment in the hematological patient has reached a high complexity with the advent of new antifungals and diagnostic tests, which have resulted in different therapeutic strategies. The use of the most appropriate treatment in each case is essential in infections with such a high mortality. The availability of recommendations as those here reported based on the best evidence and developed by a large panel of 48 specialists aimed to answer when is indicated to treat and which agents should be used, considering different aspects of the patient (risk of fungal infection, clinical manifestations, galactomanann test, chest CT scan and previous prophylaxis) may help clinicians to improve the results. 

 
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