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ArticleAfrican health sciences2012

Fungal pathogens and primary antifungal prophylaxis in patients with hematological malignancies: one year experience.

H Gedik, M T Yildirmak, F Simsek, D Aydin, N Demirel, O Yokus, D Arica

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Article in African health sciences, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. The Outcome of Antifungal Prophylaxis with Posaconazole in Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia: A Single-Center StudyTurkish journal of haematology : official journal of Turkish Society of Haematology · 2018
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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

H GedikDepartment of Infectious diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ministry of Health Okmeydani Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey. habipgedik@yahoo.com
M T Yildirmak
F Simsek
D Aydin
N Demirel
O Yokus
D Arica
Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation · RUMinistry of Health · TR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundFebrile neutropenia (FN) is generally a complication of cancer chemotherapy in patients with hematological malignancies.

objectiveTo evaluate the febrile neutropenia episodes of hematological patients and their outcomes with respect to fungal pathogens, primary antifungal prophylaxis antifungal therapy.

methodsAll consecutive patients older than 14 years of age and who developed febrile neutropenia episodes from September 2010 to November 2011 were incorporated into this study.

resultsIn total, we retrospectively evaluated 86 consecutive patients and their 148 neutropenic episodes. Of the 86 patients, 45 were male and the mean age was 47,65±15,06 years (range: 17-82 years). The mean MASCC score was 18,72 ± 9,43. Systemic antifungal drug was initiated to 17 patients with probable fungal infection and 12 patients with possible fungal infection. Of seven patients who received posaconazole prophylaxis, five were treated with systemic fungal infection due to possible fungal infection.

conclusionsIt is obvious that more studies focused on primary prophylaxis are needed and primary or secondary antifungal prophylaxis should be evaluated in terms of provided benefits and disadvantages. Timely and appropriately initiated antifungal treatment is one of the most important factors for a good prognosis for recovery from a neutropenic phase.

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AdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntibiotic ProphylaxisAntifungal AgentsAntineoplastic AgentsAspergillosisFemaleFeverHematologic NeoplasmsHumansMaleMiddle AgedMycosesAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntifungal AgentsAntineoplastic Agentsantifungal prophylaxisantifungal treatmentfebrile neutropeniaHematological patients

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PMID23382758
PMCPMC3557695
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