title: Empirical antifungal treatment: a valid alternative for invasive fungal infection.
abstract: Empirical antifungal therapy refers to initiation of an antifungal agent at the first possible clinical evidence of fungal infection. It is frequently recommended in neutropenic high-risk hematological patients of invasive fungal infection in order to guarantee an early approach. An extensive review is made of therapeutic advances and scientific evidence in this setting. Specific recommendations for use and criteria for selection of antifungal agents are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Hematología, Hospital Central de Asturias, Oviedo, Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vallejo
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Barberán
mesh_terms: D000935:Antifungal Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology; D009503:Neutropenia / Q000188:drug therapy; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
chemical_list: D000935:Antifungal Agents