Nosocomial fungal infections: epidemiology, diagnosis, and treatment

J Perlroth, B Choi, B Spellberg - Medical mycology, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Invasive fungal infections are increasingly common in the nosocomial setting. Furthermore,
because risk factors for these infections continue to increase in frequency, it is likely that …

The diagnostic value of halo and reversed halo signs for invasive mold infections in compromised hosts

SP Georgiadou, NV Sipsas, EM Marom… - Clinical infectious …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The halo sign is a CT finding of ground-glass opacity surrounding a pulmonary nodule or
mass. The reversed halo sign is a focal rounded area of ground-glass opacity surrounded by …

[HTML][HTML] Diagnosis and management of Aspergillus diseases: executive summary of the 2017 ESCMID-ECMM-ERS guideline

AJ Ullmann, JM Aguado, S Arikan-Akdagli… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract The European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, the
European Confederation of Medical Mycology and the European Respiratory Society Joint …

Imaging findings in acute invasive pulmonary aspergillosis: clinical significance of the halo sign

RE Greene, HT Schlamm, JW Oestmann… - Clinical Infectious …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Background. Computed tomography (CT) of the chest may be used to identify the halo sign,
a macronodule surrounded by a perimeter of ground-glass opacity, which is an early sign of …

Guidance on imaging for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis and mucormycosis: from the imaging working group for the revision and update of the consensus definitions …

BD Alexander, F Lamoth, CP Heussel… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Background Clinical imaging in suspected invasive fungal disease (IFD) has a significant
role in early detection of disease and helps direct further testing and treatment. Revised …

Major complications following hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

B Afessa, SG Peters - Seminars in respiratory and critical care …, 2006 - thieme-connect.com
Tens of thousands of patients undergo hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT)
annually, 15 to 40% of whom are admitted to the intensive care unit. Pulmonary …

Early diagnosis of invasive mould infections and disease

F Lamoth, T Calandra - Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Invasive mould infections (IMIs), such as invasive aspergillosis or mucormycosis, are a
major cause of death in patients with haematological cancer and in patients receiving long …

Diagnosis of invasive fungal diseases in haematology and oncology: 2018 update of the recommendations of the infectious diseases working party of the German …

M Ruhnke, G Behre, D Buchheidt, M Christopeit… - Mycoses, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Invasive fungal diseases (IFD) are a primary cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with
haematological malignancies. These infections are mostly life‐threatening and an early …

Reversed halo sign in invasive pulmonary fungal infections

H Wahba, MT Truong, X Lei… - Clinical infectious …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Computed tomography scans of documented pulmonary mold infections were reviewed for
the presence of the reversed halo sign, a focus of ground-glass attenuation surrounded by a …

Complications of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation

K Arnaout, N Patel, M Jain, J El-Amm, F Amro… - Cancer …, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Infection, graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), and to a lesser extent sinusoidal obstructive
syndrome (SOS) represent the major causes of morbidity and mortality in patients …