Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in neutropenic patients and the influence of hospital renovation

Mycoses

Volumn 51, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 117-122

  Pini, Gabriella ^a,b   Faggi, Elisabetta ^a   Donato, Rosa ^a   Sacco, Cristiana ^a   Fanci, Rosa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Dipartimento di Sanita Pubblica   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aspergillus fumigatus; Hospital renovation; Invasive aspergillosis; Neutropenic patients

Indexed keywords

ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ITRACONAZOLE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE;

ACUTE LEUKEMIA; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE FUNGUS; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; FEMALE; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL BUILDING; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGY; HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUTROPENIA;

ASPERGILLUS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS;

EID: 38849161612     PISSN: 09337407     EISSN: 14390507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0507.2007.01453.x     Document Type: Article

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