Significance of aspergillemia in patients with cancer: a 10-year study.

Kontoyiannis, D P; Sumoza, D; Tarrand, J; Bodey, G P; Storey, R; Raad, I I · Clin Infect Dis · 2000

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Abstract

The significance of blood cultures positive for Aspergillus species for patients with cancer remains unclear. The significance of aspergillemia in 36 cancer patients over a 10-year period was evaluated. True aspergillemia was rare, occurred late in the course of aspergillosis, and was seen exclusively in patients with hematologic malignancies.

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