Onkológia 5/2008

DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT OF INVASIVE FUNGAL INFECTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH HEMATOLOGICAL MALIGNANCIES

Recent basic knowledge on epidemiology, clinical features and diagnostic procedures of invasive fungal infections in hemato-oncology is mentioned in the article. Recommendation of antifungal therapy based on up-to-date international and national consensus guidelines are presented.

Keywords: invasive fungal infections, invasive aspergillosis, invasive candidiasis, candidaemia, antifungal therapy