Clinical risk factors for invasive aspergillosis
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Clinical risk factors for invasive aspergillosis.
Despite improvements in the antifungal armamentarium and diagnostic modalities, invasive aspergillosis (IA) remains an important cause of morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. There is an emergence of non-traditional groups at risk for IA, including intensive care unit (ICU) patients, post-operative patients, those with chronic pulmonary diseases, patients with AIDS and patient...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Mycology
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1369-3786,1460-2709
DOI: 10.3109/13693786.2010.505204