Six-year experience with GM test in hematological patients in a public Brazilian tertiary hospital

Six-year experience with GM test in hematological patients in a public Brazilian tertiary hospital

Invasive fungal infection (IFI) is frequent in patients with hematologic malignancies or submitted hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). Objectives: To evaluate the role of the GM (galactomannan) test in prescribing therapeutic antifungals; to determine invasive aspergillosis (IA) frequenc...

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Main Authors: Lucieni Oliveira Conterno, Plínio Trabasso, Mariângela Ribeiro Resende, Paula Sanches Paschoali, Leticia Bergamo Pascucci, Maria Luiza Moretti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Invasive aspergillosis
Fungal infection
Galactomannan test
Mortality
Hematological malignancies
Hematopoietic cell transplantation
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867024000011

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