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...
Main Authors: | Lucieni Oliveira Conterno, Plínio Trabasso, Mariângela Ribeiro Resende, Paula Sanches Paschoali, Leticia Bergamo Pascucci, Maria Luiza Moretti |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2024-01-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867024000011 |
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