Granulocyte transfusions in hematologic malignancy patients with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis: outcomes and complications
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Granulocyte transfusions in hematologic malignancy patients with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis: outcomes and complications.
BACKGROUND Granulocyte transfusions (GTXs) have been used successfully as an adjunctive treatment option for invasive infections in some neutropenic patients with underlying hematologic malignancy (HM). PATIENTS AND METHODS We sought to determine the impact of GTX as an adjunct to antifungal therapy in 128 patients with HM and prolonged neutropenia (≥14 days) with a proven or probable invasiv...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Oncology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0923-7534
DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdt110