Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis: High incidence of disseminated intravascular coagulation in fatal cases

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 141-147

  Lai, Chih Cheng ^a   Liaw, Shwu Jen ^b   Lee, Li Na ^c   Hsiao, Cheng Hsiang ^c   Yu, Chong Jen ^c   Hsueh, Po Ren ^c  

^a LOTUNG POH AI HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aspergillosis; Aspergillus fumigatus; Blood coagulation; Mortality

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; CASPOFUNGIN; FLUCONAZOLE; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR CLOTTING; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG BIOPSY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RARE DISEASE; RISK FACTOR; SERODIAGNOSIS; SPECIES INVASION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, FUNGAL; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FLAVUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BIOPSY; DISSEMINATED INTRAVASCULAR COAGULATION; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSION; INCIDENCE; LOGISTIC MODELS; LUNG; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS;

EID: 34347253909     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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