Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome associated with Aspergillus terreus pulmonary infection in an autologous stem cell transplant recipient: Case report

Transplant Infectious Disease

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 64-68

  Antinori, S ^a   Corbellino, M ^a   Necchi, A ^b   Corradini, P ^b   Vismara, C ^b   Montefusco, V ^b   Gianni, A M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aspergillus terreus; Galactomannan; Immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome; Stem cell transplant

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B LIPID COMPLEX; CASPOFUNGIN; CEFTAZIDIME; GALACTOMANNAN; IBRITUMOMAB TIUXETAN; IMIPENEM; MELPHALAN; POSACONAZOLE; VANCOMYCIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS TERREUS; AUTOLOGOUS BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CASE REPORT; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; NEUTROPHIL COUNT; NONHODGKIN LYMPHOMA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT;

ASPERGILLUS; HUMANS; IMMUNE RECONSTITUTION INFLAMMATORY SYNDROME; INVASIVE PULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 77149153078     PISSN: 13982273     EISSN: 13993062     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2009.00460.x     Document Type: Article

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