Fungal infection in acute leukemia
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Hepatosplenic fungal infection in adult patients with acute leukemia.
BACKGROUND Hepatosplenic fungal infection is an important infectious complication in adult patients with acute leukemia. METHODS From 2001 to 2004, 163 adult patients were diagnosed with acute leukemia at our center: 41 patients had acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and 122 patients had acute myeloid leukemia (AML). Their charts were retrospectively reviewed. RESULTS Of these 163 patients,...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cancer
سال: 1972
ISSN: 0008-543X,1097-0142
DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(197208)30:2<348::aid-cncr2820300207>3.0.co;2-o