Invasive Fungal Infections in Children Treated for Hematologic Malignancies – A Five-Year Single Center Experience

Invasive fungal infections (IFI) are life-threatening complications of intensive chemotherapy treatment, with the incidence in pediatric patients ranging from 2% to 21%. In this article, we describe our 5-year experience of IFI in pediatric oncology patients and its clinical manifestations with r...

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Published in:	Acta Clinica Croatica
Main Authors:	Domagoj Buljan, Izabela Kranjčec, Ivan Pavić, Paola Krnjaić, Sanela Šalig, Gordana Jakovljević, Jasminka Stepan Giljević
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sestre Milosrdnice University hospital, Institute of Clinical Medical Research 2022-01-01
Subjects:	Antifungal agents Hematologic neoplasms Invasive fungal infection
Online Access:	https://hrcak.srce.hr/file/435521

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