Aspergillosis myocarditis in the immunocompromised host

Invasive gastrointestinal aspergillosis in an immunocompromised host.

I Aspergillosis (IA) is a common opportunistic infection in immunocompromised individuals. The IA is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with hematological malignancies and it is particularly common during neutropenic episodes following anticancer chemotherapy.1 While pulmonary aspergillosis involvement is common, gastrointestinal (GI) aspergillosis infection with clinical...

Infections in the Immunocompromised Host

The population of immunocompromised patients has multiplied greatly in recent years due to an expansion of indications for immunosuppressive therapies combined with improved survival following organ and bone marrow transplantation, cancer chemotherapy, and other chronic diseases requiring immunosuppressive therapy. Despite advances in prophylactic strategies and antimicrobial therapies, infecti...

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in non-immunocompromised patients.

Chronic necrotising pulmonary aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus niger in a mildly immunocompromised host.

Immunization Of The Immunocompromised Host

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