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Aspergillosis in a cancer hospital
Author(s) -
Hutter Robert V. P.,
Lieberman Philip H.,
Collins Harvey S.
Publication year - 1964
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(196406)17:6<747::aid-cncr2820170610>3.0.co;2-d
Subject(s) - bacteriology , medicine , general hospital , cancer , family medicine , general surgery , biology , genetics , bacteria
D THE LAST 12 YEARS 30 PATIENTS AT Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases and the James Ewing Hospital, New York, N.Y., have had Aspergillus infections. This fungus disease was a contributing factor in the cause of death in at least 11 patients (37%). There were 2 basic patterns of infection: (1) localized to a single organ; (2) multiple organ involvement. A review of aspergillosis in a cancer hospital is pertinent since there is now a more general awareness of this type of complication in such patients.' > However, aspergillosis is not