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The present article is an update of the literature on pulmonary infections in patients with hematologic malignancies and in hematopoietic stem cell recipients.
A multidisciplinary group of Spanish physicians with an interest in these infections selected the most important papers produced in the field during 2005 and 2006. One of the members of the group discussed the content of each of the selected papers, with a critical review by other members of the panel.
After a review of the state of the art, papers from the fields of viral and fungal infections were discussed by the group.
Key words:
Pulmonary Infections
Respiratory Virus Infections
Fungal Infections
Hematologic Malignancies
Stem-cell Transplantation
El presente artículo es una actualización de la literatura sobre infecciones pulmonares en los pacientes con procesos hematológicos malignos y en los receptores de células madre hematopoyéticas.
Un grupo multidisciplinario de médicos españoles con interés en estas infecciones seleccionó los trabajos más importantes publicados sobre el tema durante 2005 y 2006. Un miembro del grupo discutió el contenido de cada artículo seleccionado, y otros componentes del panel efectuaron una revisión crítica del trabajo.
Después de una revisión del estado del arte, el grupo discutió los artículos sobre las infecciones víricas y micóticas.
Palabras clave:
Infecciones pulmonares
Infecciones por virus respiratorios
Infecciones fúngicas
Procesos hematológicos malignos
Trasplante de células madre
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