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Combination Antifungal Therapy for Cryptococcal Meningitis
NEJM 368:1291-1302, Day, J.,et al, 2013
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Article Abstract
Amphotericin B plus flucytosine, as compared with amphotericin B alone, is associated with improved survival among patients with cryptococcal meningitis. A survival benefit of amphotericin B plus fluconazole was not found.
 
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