Airborne fungal spores and invasive aspergillosis in hematologic units in a tertiary hospital during construction: a prospective cohort study

Airborne fungal spores and invasive aspergillosis in hematologic units in a tertiary hospital during construction: a prospective cohort study

Abstract Background Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is an opportunistic fungal infection that mostly occurs in immunocompromised patients, such as those having hematologic malignancy or receiving hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Inhalation of Aspergillus spores is the main transmission route of...

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Main Authors: Joung Ha Park, Seung Hee Ryu, Jeong Young Lee, Hyeon Jeong Kim, Sun Hee Kwak, Jiwon Jung, Jina Lee, Heungsup Sung, Sung-Han Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Fungal spore
Invasive aspergillosis
Construction
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-019-0543-1

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