Clinical efficacy and safety of micafungin in patients with pulmonary aspergillosis

K. Yoshimura, Y. Miyazaki, Y. Niki, R. Amitani, K. Ogawa, A. Kurashima, S. Kohno (Tokyo, Nagasaki, Okayama, Osaka, Nagoya, Japan)

Source: Annual Congress 2006 - Hospital-acquired pneumonia: from inflammation to treatment
Session: Hospital-acquired pneumonia: from inflammation to treatment
Session type: Poster Discussion
Number: 4512
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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