Invasive fungal infections in patients with hematologic malignancies in a tertiary care cancer center: an autopsy study over a 15-year period (1989-2003)

Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, Unit 402, Laboratory Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA. We evaluated autopsy-proven invasive fungal infections (IFI) in patients with hematologic maligna...

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Published in:Haematologica (Roma) 2006-07, Vol.91 (7), p.986-989
Main Authors: Chamilos, G, Luna, M, Lewis, RE, Bodey, GP, Chemaly, R, Tarrand, JJ, Safdar, A, Raad, , II, Kontoyiannis, DP
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Autopsy
Female
Graft vs Host Disease - complications
Graft vs Host Disease - microbiology
Hematologic Neoplasms - complications
Hematologic Neoplasms - epidemiology
Humans
Immunosuppressive Agents - adverse effects
Male
Middle Aged
Mycoses - epidemiology
Mycoses - etiology
Neutropenia - complications
Opportunistic Infections
Prevalence
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Summary:Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, Unit 402, Laboratory Medicine, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030, USA. We evaluated autopsy-proven invasive fungal infections (IFI) in patients with hematologic malignancies over three periods (1989-1993, 1994-1998, and 1999-2003). The autopsy rate declined significantly (67%-34%-26%, respectively p
ISSN:0390-6078
1592-8721