Invasive fungal infection in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome: A report of twelve cases

Leukemia and Lymphoma

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 1613-1617

  Mele, Luca ^a   Ricci, Paolo ^b   Nosari, Annamaria ^c   Tonso, Anna ^d   Fianchi, Luana ^a   Cudillo, Laura ^e   Pagano, Livio ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALE NIGUARDA CA GRANDA   (Italy)

^d MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chemotherapy; Haematological malignancy; Invasive fungal infection; Myelodysplastic syndrome

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE; AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CYTARABINE; FLUCONAZOLE; GLYCOPEPTIDE; ITRACONAZOLE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; NYSTATIN; STEROID; AMPHOTERICIN B;

ADULT; AGED; ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; CANCER CENTER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CHEMOPROPHYLAXIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOSE RESPONSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; LUNG INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MULTICENTER STUDY; MYCOSIS; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROME; PARANASAL SINUSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SKIN INFECTION; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; CLINICAL TRIAL; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; AMPHOTERICIN B; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; MYCOSES; MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0036020962     PISSN: 10428194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1042819021000002947     Document Type: Article

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