Author's response to reviews Title:Serum galactomannan index for early prediction of mortality in immunocompromised children with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis Authors:
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Seung Beom Han ([email protected]) Seong koo Kim ([email protected]) Jae Wook Lee ([email protected]) Jong-Seo Yoon ([email protected]) Nack-Gyun Chung ([email protected]) Bin Cho ([email protected]) Dae Chul Jeong ([email protected]) Jin Han Kang ([email protected]) Hack-Ki Kim ([email protected]) Dong-Gun Lee ([email protected]) Hyun Sil Lee ([email protected]) Soo Ah Im ([email protected])
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Serum galactomannan index for early prediction of mortality in immunocompromised children with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis
BACKGROUND Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is the most common invasive fungal disease in immunocompromised patients, and it has a 30 % mortality rate despite appropriate antifungal therapy. This retrospective study was performed to determine risk factors for mortality in immunocompromised children with IPA. METHODS Medical records of 45 probable/proven IPA cases diagnosed in children w...
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تاریخ انتشار 2015