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First antifungal drug given
| Drug | No. (%) of patients |
|---|---|
| Echinocandina | 63 (59.4) |
| Fluconazole | 28 (26.4) |
| Liposomal amphotericin B (AmBisome) | 14 (13.2) |
| Voriconazole | 1 (0.9) |
| Total | 106 (100) |
This term refers to either caspofungin or micafungin. Due to changes in the hospital formulary, episodes occurring before August 2005 were treated with caspofungin, and episodes occurring in August 2005 or afterwards were treated with micafungin.
