Increasing Incidence of Mucormycosis in University Hospital, Belgium

Saegeman, Veroniek; Maertens, Johan; Meersseman, Wouter; Spriet, Isabel; Verbeken, Eric; Lagrou, Katrien

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Increasing Incidence of Mucormycosis in University Hospital, Belgium

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Sep 2010
By Saegeman, Veroniek ; Maertens, Johan ; Meersseman, Wouter ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
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Saegeman, Veroniek ; Maertens, Johan ; Meersseman, Wouter ; Spriet, Isabel ; Verbeken, Eric ; Lagrou, Katrien
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To determine why incidence of mucormycosis infections was increasing in a large university hospital in Belgium, we examined case data from 2000-2009. We found the increase was not related to voriconazole use but most probably to an increase in high-risk patients, particularly those with underlying hematologic malignancies.
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Adolescent Adult Aged Antifungal Agents Belgium Child Dispatch Female Fungi Hematologic Neoplasms Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Hospitals, University Humans Incidence Invasive Fungal Disease Male Middle Aged Mucormycosis Opportunistic Infections Pyrimidines Risk Factors Triazoles Voriconazole Young Adult
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Emerg Infect Dis. 16(9):1456-1458.
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Journal Article
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16
Issue:

9
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Emerging Infectious Diseases
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