Publications by authors named "Amal Mostafa Elafifi"
Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Prophylactic Voriconazole and Fluconazole Regarding Prevention of Post-hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Invasive Fungal Infection and Its Related Death: A Single Center Experience.
Amro Mohamed Sedky El-Ghammaz Maha El-Zimaity Amal Mostafa Elafifi Essam Abdelwahed Mohamed Mahmoud Moussa
Indian J Hematol Blood Transfus
October 2020
Purpose: Analyzing effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of voriconazole versus fluconazole prophylaxis in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT).
Methods: The research included 70 patients; 34 undergoing allogeneic HSCT and 36 undergoing autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT), alternated to receive either voriconazole or fluconazole prophylaxis for 180 days on a 1:1 basis. Patients were monitored for occurrence of invasive fungal infections (IFI), IFI-related death (IRD) and total death events.