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Jeffrey L. Silber
Researcher at University of Pennsylvania
Publications - 3
Citations - 1540
Jeffrey L. Silber is an academic researcher from University of Pennsylvania. The author has contributed to research in topics: Placebo & Fluconazole. The author has an hindex of 3, co-authored 3 publications receiving 1525 citations.
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A Controlled Trial of Fluconazole to Prevent Fungal Infections in Patients Undergoing Bone Marrow Transplantation
Jesse L. Goodman,Drew J. Winston,Ronald A. Greenfield,Pranatharthi H. Chandrasekar,Barry C. Fox,Herbert Kaizer,Richard K. Shadduck,Thomas C. Shea,Patrick J. Stiff,David J. Friedman,William G. Powderly,Jeffrey L. Silber,Harold W. Horowitz,Alan E. Lichtin,Steven N. Wolff,Mangan Kf,Samuel M. Silver,Daniel J. Weisdorf,Winston G. Ho,Gene S. Gilbert,Donald N. Buell +20 more
TL;DR: Prophylactic administration of fluconazole to recipients of bone marrow transplants reduces the incidence of both systemic and superficial fungal infections.
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Fluconazole prophylaxis of fungal infections in patients with acute leukemia: Results of a randomized placebo-controlled, double-blind, multicenter trial
Drew J. Winston,Pranatharthi H. Chandrasekar,Hillard M. Lazarus,Jesse L. Goodman,Jeffrey L. Silber,Harold W. Horowitz,Richard K. Shadduck,Craig S. Rosenfeld,Winston G. Ho,Muhammed Z. Islam,Donald N. Buell +10 more
TL;DR: There is currently no uniformly accepted or proven approach for prevention of fungal infections in neutropenic patients with acute leukemia and fluconazole is a new triazole antifungal agent with activity against many common fungal pathogens causing infection in patients with severe liver disease.
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