Fluconazole News
Change of the blood concentration of tacrolimus after the switch from fluconazole to voriconazole in patients receiving allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
The purpose of this study was to assess the impact by switching co-administered triazole antifungal agent from fluconazole (FCZ) to voriconazole (VCZ) on the blood concentration of tacrolimus (FK506) in patients receiving...
Fluconazole for empiric antifungal therapy in cancer patients with fever and neutropenia
Several clinical trials have demonstrated the efficacy of fluconazole as empiric antifungal therapy in cancer patients with fever and neutropenia. Our objective was to assess the frequency and resource utilization associated with...
Can candida cause abdominal bloating?
If it does, is fluconazole a useful treatment?
Outcome of AIDS-associated cryptococcal meningitis initially treated with 200 mg/day or 400 mg/day of fluconazole
AIDS-associated cryptococcal meningitis has a high mortality. Fluconazole was the only systemic antifungal therapy available in our centre. From 1999–2001 we used low-dose fluconazole (200 mg daily initially), and did not offer...
Advise about the use of fluconazole in breast feeding mothers
I have a patient with thrush on her nipples not responding to daktarin cream and her midwife has recommended oral fluconazole