Fungal Infections in Transplant and Oncology Patients
Fungal Infections in Transplant and Oncology Patients
AK Person, DP Kontoyiannis, BD Alexander
Yes
20110101
2011 Feb 1
Hematol Oncol Clin North Am
Fungal Infections in Transplant and Oncology Patients
Hematol Oncol Clin North Am. 2011 Feb 1;25(1):193-213, AK Person, DP Kontoyiannis, BD Alexander
Abstract
Abstract
Recent shifts in the epidemiology of invasive fungal infections (IFIs) among transplant and oncology populations have led to new recommendations on treatment; however, they have also brought new controversies. New pharmacologic therapies are being studied and guidelines for management of several IFIs have been changed accordingly. More information is being discovered about unique genetic factors that put some transplant recipients at greater risk than others for fungal infection. The role of immunomodulation...