Usefulness of 18F-FDG PET-CT in the Management of Febrile Neutropenia: A Retrospective Cohort from a Tertiary University Hospital and a Systematic Review

A Gutiérrez-Villanueva, C Quintana-Reyes… - Microorganisms, 2024 - mdpi.com
Febrile neutropenia (FN) is a complication of hematologic malignancy therapy. An early
diagnosis would allow optimization of antimicrobials. The 18F-FDG-PET-CT may be useful; …

Invasive fungal infections in patients with multiple myeloma: a possible growing problem in hematology and infectious diseases

T Valkovic, L Marcelic… - Therapeutic Advances in …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Multiple myeloma is among the most common hematological malignancies and is
characterized by a strong susceptibility to infections primarily bacterial and viral and, to a …

Clinical characteristics, outcome, and factors associated with mortality of pulmonary mucormycosis: a retrospective single-center study from Pakistan

R Khalid, I Khanum, K Habib, AS Ali… - Therapeutic …, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction and objective: Pulmonary mucormycosis is a rare but rapidly progressive fatal
disease. Limited data exist on the outcomes and factors associated with poor prognosis of …

Approach to diagnostic evaluation and prevention of invasive fungal disease in patients prior to allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplant

JC O'Keeffe, N Singh, MA Slavin - Transplant Infectious …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
In recent years, advancements in the treatment landscape for hematological malignancies,
such as acute myeloid leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia, have significantly …

[HTML][HTML] Radiological and Imaging Evidence in the Diagnosis and Management of Microbial Infections: An Update

A Vaishnav, G Gurukiran, O Ighodaro, V Kandi - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Microbial infections are extremely prevalent throughout the world. Bacteria, fungi, parasites,
and viruses generally cause them. Most microbial infections spread from humans to humans …

Adoption value of support vector machine algorithm-based computed tomography imaging in the diagnosis of secondary pulmonary fungal infections in patients with …

L Chen, P Zhang, L Shen, H Zhu, Y Wang, K Xu… - Open Life …, 2023 - degruyter.com
This study aimed to assess the feasibility of diagnosing secondary pulmonary fungal
infections (PFIs) in patients with hematological malignancies (HM) using computerized …