MAERTENS, J.A., C. GIRMENIA, R.J. BRÜGGEMANN, R.F. DUARTE, C.C. KIBBLER, P. LJUNGMAN, Zdeněk RÁČIL, P. RIBAUD, M.A. SLAVIN, O.A. CORNELY, Peter J. DONNELLY and C. CORDONNIER. European guidelines for primary antifungal prophylaxis in adult haematology patients: summary of the updated recommendations from the European Conference on Infections in Leukaemia. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2018, vol. 73, No 12, p. 3221-3230. ISSN 0305-7453. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dky286.
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Original name European guidelines for primary antifungal prophylaxis in adult haematology patients: summary of the updated recommendations from the European Conference on Infections in Leukaemia
Authors MAERTENS, J.A. (56 Belgium, guarantor), C. GIRMENIA (380 Italy), R.J. BRÜGGEMANN (528 Netherlands), R.F. DUARTE (724 Spain), C.C. KIBBLER (826 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland), P. LJUNGMAN (752 Sweden), Zdeněk RÁČIL (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), P. RIBAUD (250 France), M.A. SLAVIN (36 Australia), O.A. CORNELY (276 Germany), Peter J. DONNELLY (528 Netherlands) and C. CORDONNIER (250 France).
Edition Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2018, 0305-7453.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 30104 Pharmacology and pharmacy
Country of publisher United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Impact factor Impact factor: 5.113
RIV identification code RIV/00216224:14110/18:00104699
Organization unit Faculty of Medicine
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jac/dky286
UT WoS 000452916600002
Keywords in English antifungal prophylaxis
Tags 14110212, rivok
Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
The European Conference on Infections in Leukaemia (ECIL) updated its guidelines on antifungal prophylaxis for adults using the grading system of IDSA. The guidelines were extended to provide recommendations for other haematological diseases besides AML and recipients of an allogeneic haematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Posaconazole remains the drug of choice when the incidence of invasive mould diseases exceeds 8%. For patients undergoing remission-induction chemotherapy for AML and myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), fluconazole can still offer an alternative provided it forms part of an integrated care strategy that includes screening with biomarkers and imaging. Similarly, aerosolized liposomal amphotericin B combined with fluconazole can be considered for patients at high risk of invasive mould diseases but other formulations of the polyene are discouraged. Fluconazole is still recommended as primary prophylaxis for patients at low risk of invasive mould diseases during the pre-engraftment phase of allogeneic HSCT whereas only a moderate recommendation could be made for itraconazole, posaconazole and voriconazole for patients at high risk. Posaconazole is strongly recommended for preventing invasive mould disease post-engraftment but only when graft-versus-host disease (GvHD) was accompanied by other risk factors such as its severity, use of an alternative donor or when unresponsive to standard corticosteroid therapy. The need for primary prophylaxis for other patient groups was less clear and should be defined by the estimated risk of invasive fungal disease (IFD).
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