Impact of Hyperglycemia and Diabetes Mellitus on Breakthrough Mucormycosis Outcomes in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies—Complex and Intriguing Associations

Impact of Hyperglycemia and Diabetes Mellitus on Breakthrough Mucormycosis Outcomes in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies—Complex and Intriguing Associations

Mucormycosis (MCR) is frequently associated with diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperglycemia, as well as hematologic malignancies (HMs) and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). However, little is known about the effect of hyperglycemia on MCR outcomes in patients with HMs. We therefore conduc...

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Main Authors: Alexander Franklin, Sebastian Wurster, Dierdre B. Axell-House, Ying Jiang, Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-12-01
Series:Journal of Fungi
Subjects:
mucormycosis
hematologic malignancy
diabetes mellitus
hyperglycemia
insulin
mortality
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/9/1/45

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