How I perform hematopoietic stem cell transplantation on patients with a history of invasive fungal disease

Pedro Puerta-Alcalde,1 Richard E. Champlin,2 and Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis3 1Infectious Diseases Department, Hospital Cl´ınic Barcelona, August Pi i Sunyer Biomedical Research Institute, Barcelona, Spain; 2Department of Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy,...

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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia Infections: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Comparative Efficacy of Available Treatments, with Critical Assessment of Novel Therapeutic Options Alberto Enrico Maraolo 1,* , Federica Licciardi 2, Ivan Gentile 2 , Annalisa Saracino...

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Infective Endocarditis in Childhood: 2015 Update

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ISPD peritonitis guideline recommendations: 2022 update on prevention and treatment

ISPD peritonitis guideline recommendations: 2022 update on prevention and treatment Peritoneal dialysis (PD)-associated peritonitis is a serious complication of PD and prevention and treatment of such is important in reducing patient morbidity and mortality. The ISPD...

CDC vaccination guideline

CDC vaccination guideline Major changes to the best practice guidance for timing and spacing of immunobiologics include 1) guidance for imultaneous vaccination in the context of a risk for febrile seizures and 2) clarification of the use of the grace period etween...

Guideline for the Management of Fever and Neutropenia in Pediatric Patients With Cancer and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Recipients: 2023 Update

Guideline for the Management of Fever and Neutropenia in Pediatric Patients With Cancer and Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation Recipients: 2023 Update Fever and neutropenia (FN) is one of the most common complications of cancer treatments. The management of pediatric...

Severe Measles-Related Pneumonia in Children Treated with Steroid

Severe Measles-Related Pneumonia in Children Treated with Steroid Measles still remains one of the major causes of childhood morbidity and mortality in developing countries. It is a ighly contagious viral illness with worldwide occurrence. In spite of a highly...

Invasive Aspergillosis Epidemiology, Diagnosis and Management in Immunocompromised Patients

Abstract Morbidity and mortality caused by invasive Aspergillus infections are increasing. This is because of the higher number of patients with malignancies treated with intensive immunosuppressive therapy regimens as well as their improved survival from formerly...

Recommendations for the treatment of established fungal infections

Abstract Evidence-based guidelines for the treatment of established fungal infections in the adult haematology/oncology setting were developed by a national consensus working group representing clinicians, pharmacists and microbiologists. These updated guidelines...