Pulmonary fungal infections after bone marrow transplantation: The value of high-resolution computed tomography in predicting their etiology

Chinese Medical Journal

Volumn 124, Issue 20, 2011, Pages 3249-3254

  Li, Xiang Sheng ^a   Zhu, Hong Xian ^a   Fan, Hong Xia ^a   Zhu, Ling ^a   Wang, Heng Xiang ^a   Song, Yun Long ^a  

^a AIR FORCE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

Author keywords

Bone marrow transplantation; Fungal infection; High resolution computed tomography; Lung

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTEROID; CYCLOSPORIN A;

ADOLESCENT; AGED; ALLOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; GRAFT RECIPIENT; GRAFT VERSUS HOST REACTION; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; IMAGE ANALYSIS; INVASIVE ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG MYCOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUTROPENIA; PERCUTANEOUS BIOPSY; PULMONARY CANDIDIASIS; PULMONARY CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; SPUTUM CULTURE; TRANSBRONCHIAL BIOPSY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ASPERGILLOSIS; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CANDIDIASIS; CRYPTOCOCCOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES, FUNGAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80054872182     PISSN: 03666999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0366-6999.2011.20.08     Document Type: Article

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