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Invasive fungal disease in children with acute myeloid leukaemia: An Australian multicentre 10-year review

Invasive fungal disease (IFD) is a common and important complication in children with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). We describe the epidemiology of IFD in a large multicentre cohort of children with AML.

Citation:
Yeoh DK, Moore AS, Kotecha RS, Bartlett AW, Ryan AL, …… Blyth CC, et al. Invasive fungal disease in children with acute myeloid leukaemia: An Australian multicentre 10-year review. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2021.

Keywords:
Acute myeloid leukaemia; antifungal; children; invasive fungal disease; prevalence;
prophylaxis

Abstract:
Invasive fungal disease (IFD) is a common and important complication in children with acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). We describe the epidemiology of IFD in a large multicentre cohort of children with AML.