Efficacy of Itraconazole in the Treatment of Patients with Chronic Cough Whose Sputa Yield Basidiomycetous Fungi—Fungus-Associated Chronic Cough (FACC)

This controlled study was performed to clarify the therapeutic benefit of itraconazole for the treatment of patients with chronic cough, wherein a sputum culture yielded basidiomycetous (BM) fungi.Of the 171 patients who visited our hospital for the diagnosis and treatment of chronic cough, BM was detected in the sputum of 39 patients. Informed consents were obtained from 21 patients who were subsequently enrolled in this trial. After the...