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Treatment of invasive aspergillosis
Journal of Infection, 1994 Invasive aspergillosis is generally a life-threatening invasive opportunistic mycosis affecting principally the upper and lower respiratory tract. Therapeutic response rates vary considerably from one host group to another with particularly high mortality rates in bone marrow transplant, liver transplant and patients with aplastic anaemia or AIDS. Only
Denning, D.W.; id_orcid
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Disseminated invasive aspergillosis [PDF]
Ghana Medical Journal, 2006 SummaryWe present a case of disseminated invasive aspergillosis in a young male adult with progressive complex gastrointestinal, non-specific peripheral neural and respiratory symptoms and subsequent acute haemorrhagic conjunctivitis and generalized dermatitis.The case emphasizes the difficulty in diagnosing systemic mycosis and a high index of ...
Aleksenko, A, Gyasi, RK, Gyasi, RK
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Pediatric vs. Adult Invasive Aspergillosis in Cancer and Hematopoietic Transplant Patients: Insights from a Matched Cohort at a Tertiary Cancer Center [PDF]
Journal of FungiBackground: Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is a life-threatening infection in immunocompromised patients, including those with hematologic malignancies and hematopoietic stem cell transplants.
Saliba Wehbe +7 more
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Mechanistic Basis of Super-Infection: Influenza-Associated Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis
Journal of Fungi, 2022 Influenza infection is a risk factor for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts. The purpose of this review is to highlight the epidemiology of influenza-associated invasive pulmonary aspergillosis and the ...
Keven Mara Robinson
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Therapeutic Outcome in Invasive Aspergillosis [PDF]
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1996 A review of series of > or = 4 cases of invasive aspergillosis (total, 1,223 cases) was undertaken to establish the crude mortality and rate of response to therapy with amphotericin B in the major at-risk host groups. In association with pulmonary, sinus, and cerebral aspergillosis in immunocompromised patients, the crude mortality rates were 86%, 66%,
Denning, D.W.; id_orcid
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Invasive Aspergillosis in Transplant Recipients
Medicine, 1999 Infections and rejection have long been the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in transplant recipients. Although recent advances in immunosuppression, prophylaxis, and treatment of infections such as cytomegalovirus have resulted in improved outcome in transplant recipients, invasive aspergillosis remains a scourge of transplantation medicine ...
Paterson, David L., Singh, Nina
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Appraisal of guidelines and variations in recommendations on drug therapy for invasive aspergillosis prevention and treatment [PDF]
Frontiers in PharmacologyBackgroundIn recent years, many guidelines related to aspergillosis have been published worldwide. However, no studies have applied assessment tools to systematically evaluate the quality of these guidelines.ObjectivesThis study aimed to assess the ...
Jing Wang +5 more
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Treatment Of Invasive Aspergillosis [PDF]
Namık Kemal Tıp Dergisi, 2018 Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is an infectious disease caused by Aspergillus species, is usually seen in patients with immune deficiency and has been associated with high mortality rate.
İlknur ERDEM +4 more
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Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in critically ill patients with pneumonia due to COVID-19, influenza, and communityacquired pneumonia: A prospective observational study [PDF]
Current Medical Mycology, 2022 Background and Purpose: Influenza A and SARS-CoV-2 are risk factors for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. Both influenza-associated pulmonary aspergillosis and COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis result in high mortality and poor clinical ...
Ahsan Syed +7 more
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Radiology Case Reports, 2021 Invasive sinus aspergillosis is a rare life-threatening condition usually found in immunocompromised patients. The fungus spreads from paranasal sinuses into the central nervous system by direct extension or through blood vessels. Perineural spread is an
Maruša Mencinger, MD +2 more
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