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High isavuconazole plasma levels in a patient with possible invasive pulmonary aspergillosis and cirrhosis

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  1. “A.M. e A. Migliavacca” Center for Liver Disease, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Fondazione IRCCS Cà Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Francesco Sforza 35, 20122, Milan, Italy

    Elena Arsiè, Massimo Iavarone & Pietro Lampertico

  2. Department of Infectious Diseases, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, University Hospital, Milan, Italy

    Stefania Piconi

  3. Unit of Clinical Pharmacology, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, University Hospital, Milan, Italy

    Valeria Cozzi & Dario Cattaneo

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Arsiè, E., Piconi, S., Iavarone, M. et al. High isavuconazole plasma levels in a patient with possible invasive pulmonary aspergillosis and cirrhosis. Eur J Clin Pharmacol 74, 1089–1090 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00228-018-2462-0

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