Is There a Role for Opportunistic Infection Prophylaxis in Pemphigus? An Expert Survey
Leshem Y, Snast I, Friedland R, Atzmony L, Levi A, Hodak E, Mimouni D. Is There a Role for Opportunistic Infection Prophylaxis in Pemphigus? An Expert Survey. American Journal Of Clinical Dermatology 2016, 18: 127-132. PMID: 27826815, DOI: 10.1007/s40257-016-0233-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpportunistic infection prophylaxisImmunosuppressive therapyInfection prophylaxisInitiation of immunosuppressive therapyEffects of immunosuppressive therapyAdverse effects of immunosuppressive therapyEmergence of resistant pathogensCessation of immunosuppressionHistory of OIInfectious disease specialistsDrug of choiceTertiary care settingBackgroundOpportunistic infectionsImmunosuppressive agentsImmunosuppressive conditionsRisk stratificationDisease specialistsFrequent drugsResistant pathogensSide effectsSevere diseaseHepatitis virusObjectiveOur objectivePatientsPemphigus