Introduction: COVID-19 is an ongoing pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. Imaging plays an essential role in the diagnosis and management of symptomatic patients.
Rakhi Chhikara +5 more
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Serious fungal infections in the Philippines [PDF]
The Philippines is a low middle-income, tropical country in Southeast Asia. Infectious diseases remain the main causes of morbidity, including tuberculosis. AIDS/HIV prevalence is still low at <1%, but is rapidly increasing.
D. Denning, M. C. R. Batac
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Pre-existing invasive fungal infection is not a contraindication for allogeneic HSCT for patients with hematologic malignancies: a CIBMTR study. [PDF]
Patients with prior invasive fungal infection (IFI) increasingly proceed to allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplantation (HSCT). However, little is known about the impact of prior IFI on survival.
Aljurf, M +26 more
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Galactomannan testing of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid is useful for diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in hematology patients [PDF]
Background Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with hematological malignancies in the setting of profound neutropenia and/or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.
Li-Yang Hsu +18 more
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Rare case of disseminated mucormycosis presenting with bilateral pulmonary artery aneurysm
Pulmonary artery aneurysm is an infrequent entity and is generally congenital in origin or secondary to pulmonary arterial hypertension. Infections causing pulmonary artery aneurysm are limited, in which tuberculosis and bacterial infections being the ...
Vikas Marwah +4 more
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Tissue Distribution and Elimination of Isavuconazole following Single and Repeat Oral-Dose Administration of Isavuconazonium Sulfate to Rats [PDF]
Quantitative whole-body autoradiography was used to assess the distribution and tissue penetration of isavuconazole in rats following single and repeated oral-dose administration of radiolabeled isavuconazonium sulfate, the prodrug of isavuconazole ...
Andes, David +7 more
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Spontaneous regression of pulmonary mucormycosis [PDF]
Abstract A case of pulmonary mucormycosis with spontaneous resolution is presented. The patient had no known underlying predisposing disease.
P, Abraham +3 more
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Diagnosis of Mucormycosis: Current Situation, Challenges and Future Prospects
ABSTRACT Mucormycosis, an aggressive fungal infection caused by members of the order Mucorales, progresses rapidly and is associated with high mortality, particularly in immunocompromised hosts such as patients with uncontrolled diabetes, transplant recipients or those with COVID‐19‐associated immunosuppression. Early diagnosis remains challenging with
Yixuan Qu +3 more
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Serious fungal infections in Portugal [PDF]
There is a lack of knowledge on the epidemiology of fungal infections worldwide because there are no reporting obligations. The aim of this study was to estimate the burden of fungal disease in Portugal as part of a global fungal burden project.
A Chrdle +29 more
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Pulmonary Mucormycosis Treated With Lobectomy [PDF]
A 57 year old man was referred from an outside facility for an unresolving pneumonia. Imaging of the chest demonstrated a right lung mass with a consolidation in the middle lobe, pleural effusion, and mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Cytologic examination of cultures from the bronchoscopy and thoracentesis did not yield a definitive diagnosis.
Oluwatobi, Afolayan +3 more
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