Management of fungal lung disease in the immunocompromised
| Autor: | Anowara Islam, Christopher H. Mody |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2011 |
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| Zdroj: | Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease, Vol 5 (2011) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 1753-4658 1753-4666 17534658 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1753465811398720 |
| Popis: | Pulmonary mycoses are among the most feared infections encountered in immunocompromised patients. The problem is amplified by the increasing numbers of chronically immunocompromised patients that have substantially increased both the prevalence and clinical severity of infections caused by fungi. Moreover, fungal infections in this patient population pose challenges in diagnosis and management. Fortunately, recent advances in diagnostics and antifungal therapy, and their direct application to specific diseases, provide important new approaches to this complex and often seriously ill patient population. In this article we review the commonly occurring pulmonary fungal infections in the immunocompromised population with a particular focus on their management. |
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