The incidence of invasive fungal infection has increased in recent years. Most infections are
caused by Candida albicans and Aspergillus spp. but the emergence of other fungal …

Acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) has been classified according to the Seattle criteria
as grades 0, I, II, III, and IV for 20 years. The predictive value of such detailed grading is a …

Background Idiopathic hypereosinophilic syndrome involves a prolonged state of eosinophilia
associated with organ dysfunction. It is of unknown cause. Recent reports of responses to …

Background The benefit of reperfusion therapies for ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction
(STEMI) is limited by post-infarction left-ventricular (LV) dysfunction. Our aim was to …

Recent registry studies have established umbilical cord blood (UCB) transplantation as a
safe and feasible alternative to bone marrow transplantion in adults when no sibling donor is …

… 2 [maximum 2 mg] intravenously, day 1; and prednisone 100 mg/m 2 orally, days 1-5) or the
combination of CHOP and rituximab (375 mg/m 2 after prophylactic application of antipyretic …

Background A randomised trial comparing filgrastim-mobilised peripheral blood progenitor
cell (PBPC) transplants with autologous bone marrow transplantation (ABMT) for …

We studied 33 patients with sickle-cell anemia to examine the possible relation between the
severity of their disease (frequency of microvascular occlusions) and the abnormal …

Background . Empirical antifungal therapy is the standard treatment for persistent or relapsing
antibiotic-resistant neutropenic fever. However, overtreatment resulting in increased …

Background . Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality
among immunocompromised patients. Echinocandins are novel antifungal molecules with in …