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Comparison of Caspofungin and Amphotericin B for Invasive Candidiasis

20021,382 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Jorge Mora-Duarte

Robert F. Betts · University of Rochester

Coleman Rotstein · McMaster University

Arnaldo Lopes Colombo · Universidade Federal de São Paulo

Luis Thompson-Moya · Clinica Santa Maria

Juanita M Smietana · United States Military Academy

Robert Lupinacci · Merck (France)

Abstract

Caspofungin is at least as effective as amphotericin B for the treatment of invasive candidiasis and, more specifically, candidemia.

Topics & Keywords

Antifungal resistance and susceptibility Parasitic Diseases Research and Treatment Helminth infection and control

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Life in Land

Publication Details

Published in: New England Journal of Medicine

Volume 347, Issue 25, pp. 2020-2029

DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa021585

Field-Weighted Citation Impact: 43.94

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Carole A. Sable · Merck (France)

Nicholas A. Kartsonis · United States Military Academy

John R. Perfect · Duke University