Treatment of immunocompromised patients with suspected invasive fungal infections: economic analysis of diagnostic-driven versus empirical strategies in Algeria and Egypt.

CONCLUSION: Diagnostic-driven compared to empirical therapy may be cost-saving in Algeria and Egypt for the management of immunocompromised patients with persistent neutropenic fever, with no increase in mortality. PMID: 31055986 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research - Category: Health Management Tags: Expert Rev Pharmacoecon Outcomes Res Source Type: research