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LIST OF PUBLICATIONS REFERRED TO IN THE 23RD EDITION (2012 – 2013) OF THE BELGIUM – LUXEMBOURG VERSION OF THE SANFORDGUIDE TO ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.10 7.11 7.12 7.13 7.14 7.15 7.16 7.17 7.18 7.19 7.20 7.21 7.22 7.23 7.24 7.25 7.26 7.27 7.28 7.29 7.30 7.31 TABLE 7 FUNGAL INFECTIONS: TREATMENT Nucci M, Anaissie E. Emerging fungi. Infect Dis Clin North Am 2006;20:563-79. Nucci M, Marr KA. Emerging fungal diseases. Clin Infect Dis 2005;41:521-6. Pfaller MA, Pappas PG, Wingard JR. Invasive fungal pathogens: current epidemiological trends. Clin Infect Dis 2006;43(suppl. 1):S3-14. De Pauw B, Walsh TJ, Donnelly JP, Stevens DA, Edwards JE, Calandra T, Pappas PG, Maertens J, Lortholary O, Kauffman CA, Denning DW, Patterson TF, Maschmeyer G, Bille J, Dismukes WE, Herbrecht R, Hope WW, Kibbler CC, Kullberg BJ, Marr KA, Muñoz P, Odds FC, Perfect JR, Restrepo A, Ruhnke M, Segal BH, Sobel JD, Sorrell TC, Viscoli C, Wingard JR, Zaoutis T, Bennett JE. Revised definitions of invasive fungal disease from the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer/Invasive Fungal Infections Cooperative Group and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Mycoses Study Group (EORTC/ MSG) Consensus Group. Clin Infect Dis 2008; 46:1813-21. Alexander BD, Pfaller MA. Contemporary tools for the diagnosis and management of invasive mycoses. Clin Infect Dis 2006;43(suppl. 1):S15-27. Lass-Flörl C. Invasive fungal infections in pediatric patients: a review focusing on antifungal therapy. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2010;8:127-35. Mukherjee PK, Sheehan DJ, Hitchcock CA, Ghannoum MA. Combination treatment of invasive fungal infections. Clin Microbiol Rev 2005;18:163-94. Nivoix Y, Zamfir A, Lutun P, Kara F, Remy V, Lioure B, Rigolot JC, Entz-Werlé N, Letscher-Bru V, Waller J, Levêque D, Koffel JC, Beretz L, Herbrecht R. Combination of caspofungin and an azole or an amphotericin B formulation in invasive fungal infections. J Infect 2006;52:67-74. Bille J, Marchetti O, Calandra T. Changing face of health care associated fungal infections. Curr Opin Infect Dis 2005;18:314-9. Kaplan JE, Benson C, Holmes KH, Brooks JT, Pau A, Masur H [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)]. Guidelines for prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections in HIV-infected adults and adolescents. Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2009;58(RR-4):1-207. Mofenson LM, Brady MT, Danner SP, Dominguez KL, Hazra R, Handelsman E, Havens P, Nesheim S, Read JS, Serchuck L, Van Dyke R [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)]. Guidelines for the prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections among HIV-exposed and HIV-infected children. Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2009;58(RR-11):1-167. Revankar SG. Therapy for infections caused by dematiaceous fungi. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2005;3:601-12. Nucci M, Perfect JR. When primary antifungal therapy fails. Clin Infect Dis 2008;46:1426-33. Cordonnier C, Pautas C, Maury S, Vekhoff A, Farhat H, Suarez F, Dhédin N, Isnard F, Ades L, Kuhnowski F, Foulet F, Kuentz M, Maison P, Bretagne S, Schwarzinger M. Empirical versus preemptive antifungal therapy for high-risk, febrile, neutropenic patients: a randomized, controlled trial. Clin Infect Dis 2009;48:1042-51. de Pauw BE, Donnelly JP. Timely intervention for invasive fungal disease: should the road now lead to the laboratory instead of the pharmacy? Clin Infect Dis 2009;48:1052-4. Kullberg BJ, Verweij PE, Akova M, Arendrup MC, Bille J, Calandra T, Cuenca-Estrella M, Herbrecht R, Jacobs F, Kalin M, Kibbler CC, Lortholary O, Martino P, Meis JF, Muñoz P, Odds FC, De Pauw BE, Rex JH, Roilides E, Rogers TR, Ruhnke M, Ullmann AJ, Uzun Ö, Vandewoude K, Vincent JL, Donnelly JP. European expert opinion on the management of invasive candidiasis in adults. Clin Microbiol Infect 2011;17(suppl. 5):1-12. Hsu LY, Ng ES, Koh LP. Common and emerging fungal pulmonary infections. 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