Browsing Duke Faculty Scholarship by Author "0071949"

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Factors Associated with Mortality in Transplant Patients with Invasive Aspergillosis

Alexander, Barbara (UNIV CHICAGO PRESS, 2010)

Background. Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) and solid organ transplant (SOT) recipients. The purpose of this study was to evaluate ...
Invasive Fungal Infections among Organ Transplant Recipients: Results of the Transplant-Associated Infection Surveillance Network (TRANSNET)

Alexander, Barbara (UNIV CHICAGO PRESS, 2010)

Background. Invasive fungal infections (IFIs) are a major cause of morbidity and mortality among organ transplant recipients. Multicenter prospective surveillance data to determine disease burden and secular trends are ...
Prospective Surveillance for Invasive Fungal Infections in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Recipients, 2001-2006: Overview of the Transplant-Associated Infection Surveillance Network (TRANSNET) Database

Alexander, Barbara (UNIV CHICAGO PRESS, 2010)

Background. The incidence and epidemiology of invasive fungal infections (IFIs), a leading cause of death among hematopoeitic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients, are derived mainly from single-institution retrospective ...
Unrecognized Pretransplant and Donor-Derived Cryptococcal Disease in Organ Transplant Recipients

Alexander, Barbara (UNIV CHICAGO PRESS, 2010)

Background. Cryptococcosis occurring <= 30 days after transplantation is an unusual event, and its characteristics are not known. Methods. Patients included 175 solid-organ transplant (SOT) recipients with cryptococcosis ...