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ArticleMedical mycology case reports2021

Successful management of Aspergillus infection of an open window thoracostomy with topical liposomal amphotericin B.

Alexis Legault-Dupuis, France-Emilie Roy, Isabelle Giroux, Michelle Bernard-Genest, Florence Cote, Anne-Sophie Laliberte

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Article in Medical mycology case reports, 2021. 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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0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 58% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 2 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alexis Legault-DupuisInstitut Universitaire de cardiologie et pneumologie de Québec- Université Laval, 2725, Chemin Ste-Foy, Quebec, Qc, Canada, G1V 4G5.
France-Emilie RoyInstitut Universitaire de cardiologie et pneumologie de Québec- Université Laval, 2725, Chemin Ste-Foy, Quebec, Qc, Canada, G1V 4G5.
Isabelle GirouxInstitut Universitaire de cardiologie et pneumologie de Québec- Université Laval, 2725, Chemin Ste-Foy, Quebec, Qc, Canada, G1V 4G5.
Michelle Bernard-GenestInstitut Universitaire de cardiologie et pneumologie de Québec- Université Laval, 2725, Chemin Ste-Foy, Quebec, Qc, Canada, G1V 4G5.
Florence CoteInstitut Universitaire de cardiologie et pneumologie de Québec- Université Laval, 2725, Chemin Ste-Foy, Quebec, Qc, Canada, G1V 4G5.
Anne-Sophie LaliberteInstitut Universitaire de cardiologie et pneumologie de Québec- Université Laval, 2725, Chemin Ste-Foy, Quebec, Qc, Canada, G1V 4G5.
Institut universitaire de cardiologie et de pneumologie de Québec · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We present the case of a previously healthy 54-year-old man who was hospitalized for an Aspergillus fumigatus infection of an open window thoracotomy. Patient was successfully treated for 8 consecutives weeks with daily topical pleural liposomal amphotericine B administered by soaked gauzes combined with systemic therapy.

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AspergillusEmpyemaOpen window thoracotomyPleural antifungal therapy

Identifiers

PMID34804785
PMCPMC8581452
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