Diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis by tracking Aspergillus-specific T cells in hematologic patients with pulmonary infiltrates

Leukemia. 2007 Mar;21(3):578-81. doi: 10.1038/sj.leu.2404504. Epub 2007 Jan 11.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acute Disease
  • Adult
  • Antifungal Agents / therapeutic use
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / adverse effects
  • Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / therapeutic use
  • Aspergillosis / diagnosis*
  • Aspergillosis / drug therapy
  • Aspergillosis / etiology
  • Aspergillosis / immunology
  • Aspergillosis / pathology
  • Aspergillosis / surgery
  • Combined Modality Therapy
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host
  • Interferon-gamma / metabolism
  • Interleukin-10 / metabolism
  • Leukemia, Myeloid / complications*
  • Leukemia, Myeloid / drug therapy
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / diagnosis*
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / etiology
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / immunology
  • Lung Diseases, Fungal / pathology
  • Lymphoma, B-Cell / complications
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neutropenia / chemically induced
  • Neutropenia / complications
  • Pneumonectomy
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / complications*
  • Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma / drug therapy
  • Purpura, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic / complications
  • T-Cell Antigen Receptor Specificity
  • Th1 Cells / immunology*
  • Th1 Cells / metabolism
  • Th2 Cells / immunology*
  • Th2 Cells / metabolism
  • Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted

Substances

  • Antifungal Agents
  • Interleukin-10
  • Interferon-gamma