Key references: Oesophageal infections

  • Krause DS, Simjee AE, van Rensburg C, Viljoen J, Walsh TJ, Goldstein BP, et al. A randomized, double-blind trial of anidulafungin versus fluconazole for the treatment of esophageal candidiasis. Clin Infect Dis 2004;39(6):770–5.www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15472806
  • Nelson M, Dockrell D, Edwards S, Angus B, Barton S, Beeching N, et al. British HIV Association and British Infection Association guidelines for the treatment of opportunistic infection in HIV-seropositive individuals 2011. HIV Med 2011;12(Suppl 2):1–140.www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21851517
  • Pappas PG, Kauffman CA, Andes D, Benjamin DK Jr., Calandra TF, Edwards JE Jr., et al. Clinical practice guidelines for the management of candidiasis: 2009 update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Clin Infect Dis 2009;48(5):503–35.www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19191635
  • Panel on Opportunistic Infections in HIV-Infected Adults and Adolescents . Guidelines for the prevention and treatment of opportunistic infections in HIV-infected adults and adolescents: recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and the HIV Medicine Association of the Infectious Diseases Society of America. Rockville, MD: US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS); 2015. https://clinicalinfo.hiv.gov/en/guidelines/hiv-clinical-guidelines-adult-and-adolescent-opportunistic-infections/whats-new
  • Viljoen J, Azie N, Schmitt-Hoffmann AH, Ghannoum M. A phase 2, randomized, double-blind, multicenter trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of three dosing regimens of isavuconazole compared with fluconazole in patients with uncomplicated esophageal candidiasis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2015;59(3):1671–9.www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25561337