Risks, diagnosis and outcomes of invasive fungal infections in haematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 139, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 519-531

  Barnes, Penelope D ^a   Marr, Kieren A ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Candida; Diagnosis; Mould; Prognosis; Transplant

Indexed keywords

ASPERGILLOSIS; BIFIDOBACTERIUM; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDIASIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CRYPTOCOCCUS; CUNNINGHAMELLA; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FUNGUS CULTURE; FUSARIUM; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; MORTALITY; MUCOR; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHIZOPUS; SCEDOSPORIUM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEOBRONCHITIS;

HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; MYCOSES; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 35748957767     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2007.06812.x     Document Type: Review

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