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Aspergillus pulmonary infections in transplant recipients.

White DA

Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA. whited@mskcc.org

Aspergillus infections are increasing in frequency in those undergoing solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. The ongoing impact of Aspergillus infection on morbidity and mortality after transplantation makes this subject an area of intense clinical and research interest. This article discusses the evolving epidemiologic features of the infection and its management and diagnosis.

Published 2 November 2005 in Clin Chest Med, 26(4): 661-74, vii.
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