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Genetic susceptibility to infections with Aspergillus fumigatus.
Critical reviews in microbiology - 1 May 2010
Mezger Markus, Einsele Hermann, Loeffler Juergen
Abstract excerpt
Infections with the opportunistic mold Aspergillus fumigatus show high morbidity and mortality. Risk factors for the development of invasive aspergillosis are neutropenia, T-cell depletion, CD34-selected stem cell products, corticosteroid therapy, and cytomegalovirus infections. Recently, a growing number of defined single nucleotide polymorphisms have been described that genetically determine susceptibility to...
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