Bone Marrow Iron Stores Are Not Associated with Increased Risk for Invasive Fungal Infections in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Acute Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome in Transformation: Is There a Relationship?

Bone Marrow Iron Stores Are Not Associated with Increased Risk for Invasive Fungal Infections in Patients with Newly Diagnosed Acute Leukemia or Myelodysplastic Syndrome in Transformation: Is There a Relationship?

Iron plays an important role in the pathogenesis of infections, including invasive fungal infections (IFIs). Studies suggested that iron overload might represent an additional risk factor for IFIs among patients with hematological malignancies. We conducted a prospective, multi-center study amongst...

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Main Authors: Eirini A. Apostolidi, Maria N. Gamaletsou, Maria Arapaki, John V. Asimakopoulos, Panagiotis Diamantopoulos, Sofia Zafeiratou, Diamantis Kofteridis, Maria Pagoni, Maria Kotsopoulou, Michael Voulgarelis, Nikolaos V. Sipsas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-07-01
Series:Journal of Fungi
Subjects:
invasive fungal infections
mycoses
acute leukemia
myelodysplastic syndrome
iron
iron overload
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/9/7/748

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