Improved management of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in neutropenic patients using early thoracic computed tomographic scan and surgery

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 139-147

  Caillot, D ^a   Casasnovas, O ^a   Bernard, A ^a   Couaillier, J F ^a   Durand, C ^a   Cuisenier, B ^a   Solary, E ^a   Piard, F ^a   Petrella, T ^a   Bonnin, A ^a   Couillault, G ^a   Dumas, M ^a   Guy, H ^a  

^a HÔPITAL DU BOCAGE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; FLUCYTOSINE; ITRACONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG INFILTRATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURVIVAL RATE; THORAX SURGERY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031025088     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.1997.15.1.139     Document Type: Article

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