International Consensus on the Definition of Invasive Mycotic InfectionsPatients with Malignant Mycotic Infections in Patients with Malignant Diseases andafter Transplantation of Haematopoietic Cells
Authors:
J. Haber
Authors‘ workplace:
I. interní klinika VFN a 1. LF UK, Praha
Published in:
Transfuze Hematol. dnes,, 2002, No. 2, p. 72-76.
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Overview
The consensus committee,members of European Organization for Research and Treatment of Can-cer/Invasive Fungal Cooperative group (EORTC/IFICG)and the National Institute of Allergy andInfectious Diseases/Mycoses Study Group (NIAID MSG)USA defined basic criteria of „proved “,„probable “and „possible “invasive fungal infection in immunocompromised hosts.The article givesinformation on this topic and stresses that these definitions are not intended for clinical decisionmaking but for clinical research
Key words:
invasive fungal infection,definition,proved,probable,possible infection,EORTC/IFICG,NIAID MSG
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