Early diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in hematologic patients: an opportunity to improve the outcome
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- 1 November 2013
- journal article
- Published by Ferrata Storti Foundation (Haematologica) in Haematologica
- Vol. 98 (11), 1657-1660
- https://doi.org/10.3324/haematol.2013.094359
Abstract
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is the leading invasive fungal disease in high-risk hematologic patients, including those with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) receiving chemotherapy for induction of remission, and allogeneic hematopoietic cell transplant (HCT) recipients.[1][1],[2][2] StudiesKeywords
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