Thursday, April 11, 2013

"Combination Antifungal Therapy for Cryptococcal Meningitis"  
NEJM April 10
http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1110404?query=featured_home 
"CONCLUSIONS

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. (Funded by the Wellcome Trust and the British Infection Society; Controlled-Trials.com number, ISRCTN95123928.)"

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