The Influence of High‐Efficiency Particulate Air Filtration on Mortality and Fungal Infection among Highly Immunosuppressed Patients: A Systematic Review | Zendy

Tim Eckmanns | Zendy; H. Rüden | Zendy; Petra Gastmeier | Zendy

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The Influence of High‐Efficiency Particulate Air Filtration on Mortality and Fungal Infection among Highly Immunosuppressed Patients: A Systematic Review

Author(s) -

Tim Eckmanns,

H. Rüden,

Petra Gastmeier

Publication year - 2006

Publication title -

the journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69

H-Index - 252

eISSN - 1537-6613

pISSN - 0022-1899

DOI - 10.1086/503435

Subject(s) - hepa , medicine , neutropenia , randomized controlled trial , air filter , relative risk , intensive care medicine , confidence interval , surgery , chemotherapy , mechanical engineering , filter (signal processing) , inlet , computer science , engineering , computer vision

Patients with hematological malignancies who are treated with intensive chemotherapy or who receive bone marrow transplants are exposed to an increased risk of developing nosocomial fungal infections. The aim of this systematic review was to compare the effectiveness of high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtration with that of non-HEPA filtration in decreasing the rates of mortality and fungal infection among patients with diagnosed hematological malignancies and neutropenia or among patients with bone marrow transplants.

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