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Article: Aspergillosis in bone marrow transplant recipients

TitleAspergillosis in bone marrow transplant recipients
Authors
KeywordsAspergillus
Bone marrow
Issue Date2000
PublisherElsevier Ireland Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/critrevonc
Citation
Critical Reviews In Oncology/Hematology, 2000, v. 34 n. 1, p. 55-69 How to Cite?
AbstractInvasive aspergillosis in bone marrow transplant recipient is associated with a high mortality. Diagnosis is often delayed because the inflammatory response is blunted by immunosuppression. The gold standard of tissue biopsy is often considered too in invasive as the procedure is often complicated by bleeding and secondary infection. Recent finding on non-invasive tests such as serial measurement of peripheral blood galactomannan antigen or DNA appears to be promising. However, the limited availability of such tests and requirement for expertise are still hampering their use in routine clinical management. More often than not, initiation of antifungal therapy is empirical and based on suggestive radiological changes. Amphotericin B remains the gold standard of therapy but liposconal preparation may prove to be less nephrotoxic and equally effective. Treatment outcome depends more on the acceleration of the recovery of the immune system and the reduction of anti-GVHD therapy than the antifungal agent followed by surgical resection. The efficacy of many reported anti-aspergillosis prophylactic regimen has not been proved in randomized control trials. Despite the absence of data, such policy should still be considered in transplant units with high incidence of aspergillus or undergoing renovation. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/79041
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2023 Impact Factor: 5.5
2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 1.572
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dc.contributor.authorYuen, KYen_HK
dc.date.accessioned2010-09-06T07:49:52Z-
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dc.date.issued2000en_HK
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dc.identifier.issn1040-8428en_HK
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dc.description.abstractInvasive aspergillosis in bone marrow transplant recipient is associated with a high mortality. Diagnosis is often delayed because the inflammatory response is blunted by immunosuppression. The gold standard of tissue biopsy is often considered too in invasive as the procedure is often complicated by bleeding and secondary infection. Recent finding on non-invasive tests such as serial measurement of peripheral blood galactomannan antigen or DNA appears to be promising. However, the limited availability of such tests and requirement for expertise are still hampering their use in routine clinical management. More often than not, initiation of antifungal therapy is empirical and based on suggestive radiological changes. Amphotericin B remains the gold standard of therapy but liposconal preparation may prove to be less nephrotoxic and equally effective. Treatment outcome depends more on the acceleration of the recovery of the immune system and the reduction of anti-GVHD therapy than the antifungal agent followed by surgical resection. The efficacy of many reported anti-aspergillosis prophylactic regimen has not been proved in randomized control trials. Despite the absence of data, such policy should still be considered in transplant units with high incidence of aspergillus or undergoing renovation. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd.en_HK
dc.languageengen_HK
dc.publisherElsevier Ireland Ltd. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/critrevoncen_HK
dc.relation.ispartofCritical Reviews in Oncology/Hematologyen_HK
dc.rightsCritical Reviews in Oncology / Hematology. Copyright © Elsevier Ireland Ltd.en_HK
dc.subjectAspergillus-
dc.subjectBone marrow-
dc.subject.meshAir Microbiologyen_HK
dc.subject.meshAntifungal Agents - therapeutic useen_HK
dc.subject.meshAspergillosis - diagnosis - epidemiology - prevention & controlen_HK
dc.subject.meshBone Marrow Transplantation - adverse effectsen_HK
dc.subject.meshDisease Transmission, Infectiousen_HK
dc.subject.meshHumansen_HK
dc.subject.meshPrognosisen_HK
dc.titleAspergillosis in bone marrow transplant recipientsen_HK
dc.typeArticleen_HK
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