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| Year : 2010 |
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Disseminated invasive aspergillosis successfully treated with micafungin in a renal transplant recipient
Jamal Wadi, Shaher Ibrahem Al-kawasmeh, Mahmoud Turki Kamel, Bashar Belal AlJayyousi
Internal Medicine Department, Jordan Hospital and Medical Center, Amman, Jordan
Correspondence Address:
Jamal Wadi
Chairman of the Infection Control Committee, Chairman of the Pharmacy and Therapeutic Committee, Consultant Infectious Disease, Office 11, 3rd Floor, The Medical Center, Jordan Hospital & Medical Center, Queen Noor Street, P.O. Box 143589, Amman 11814
Jordan
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PMID: 20814131 
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Earlier experience with micafungin demonstrated a successful outcome in treating pulmonary aspergillosis in leukemic patients. We report a case of renal transplant recipient (RTR) who developed disseminated invasive aspergillosis. The patient was treated with micafungin with complete clinical and radiological response. |
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