title: A Critical Reappraisal of Prolonged Neutropenia as a Risk Factor for Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis.
abstract: Prolonged neutropenia is generally thought to be the major factor for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA). In the present study, we characterize the frequency, severity, and duration of neutropenia that immediately precedes IPA. Prolonged neutropenia was identified in only one third of all IPA cases and occurred exclusively in hematologic patients.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School.
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Abers
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School; Ragon Institute of MGH, MIT and Harvard, Cambridge.
authors.forename: Musie S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Ghebremichael
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine , Massachusetts General Hospital.
authors.forename: Allison K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Timmons
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School.
authors.forename: H Shaw
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Warren
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School; Vaccine and Immunotherapy Center, MGH, Boston, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: Mark C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Poznansky
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital; Harvard Medical School.
authors.forename: Jatin M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Vyas
keywords: Aspergillus; immunosuppression; invasive aspergillosis; invasive fungal infection; neutropenia