Revised definitions of invasive fungal disease from the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer/Invasive Fungal Infections Cooperative Group and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Mycoses Study Group (EORTC/MSG) Consensus Group.

Abstract

Invasive fungal diseases are important causes of morbidity and mortality. Clarity and uniformity in defining these infections are important factors in improving the quality of clinical studies. A standard set of definitions strengthens the consistency and reproducibility of such studies.

Journal

Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Clin Infect Dis

Title: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Publisher: University of Chicago Press

ISSN (Electronic): 1537-6591

ISSN (Print): 1058-4838

Publication date (Electronic): Jun 15 2008

Volume: 46

Issue: 12

Affiliations

[1 ] Department of Blood Transfusion Service and Transplant Immunology, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Article

Mid ID: NIHMS103083

DOI: 10.1086/588660

PMC ID: 2671227

PubMed ID: 18462102

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