Treatment and prophylaxis of invasive candidiasis with anidulafungin, caspofungin and micafungin and its impact on use and costs - review of the literature

Table 1 Summary of potential economic effects of the echinocandins.

Parameter/agent	Caspofungin	Micafungin	Anidulafungin
cost-effectiveness in invasive candidiasis/candidemia	X	X	X
cost-effectiveness in suspected infections	X	X	X
Lowering the incidence of IRF	X	X	X
cost-effectiveness in prophylaxis		X

X = potential reduction of total treatment cost vs. more traditional antifungals.

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