Fusarium infections in patients with severe aplastic anemia: Review and implications for management

Haematologica

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 114-118

  Girmenia, Corrado ^a   Iori, Anna Paola ^a   Boecklin, Federica ^a   Torosantucci, Antonella ^a   Chiani, Paola ^a   De Fabritiis, Paolo ^a   Taglietti, Fabrizio ^a   Cassone, Antonio ^a   Martino, Pietro ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aplastic anemia; Fusariosis; G CSF; Granulocyte transfusions; Transplantation

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYCLOSPORIN; GLUCOSE; GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR; LYMPHOCYTE ANTIBODY; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RECOMBINANT GRANULOCYTE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR;

ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; APLASTIC ANEMIA; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG SENSITIVITY; FEMALE; FUNGUS GROWTH; FUSARIUM; GRANULOCYTE; GRANULOCYTE TRANSFUSION; GROWTH INHIBITION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEUKAPHERESIS; MICROSCOPY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOSIS; PROGNOSIS; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION;

ANEMIA, APLASTIC; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FUSARIUM; HUMANS; MALE; MYCOSES; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS;

EID: 0032835908     PISSN: 03906078     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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