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Engraftment syndrome following autologous hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: definition of diagnostic criteria by MAIOLINO, A, BIASOLI, I, LIMA, J, PORTUGAL, A. C, PULCHERI, W, NUCCI, M

“…Engraftment syndrome (ES) is an increasingly reported complication of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT). In order to better characterize the…”
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Childhood B-cell progenitor acute lymphoblastic leukemia presenting a three-way t(11;12;21)(q14;p13;q22) with a RUNX1 gene signal on chromosome 11 by Ney-Garcia, D. R., Liehr, T., Bhatt, S., de Souza, M. T., de Matos, R. R. Capela, Pimenta, G., Pulcheri, W., Ribeiro, R. C., Abdelhay, E., Silva, Maria Luiza Macedo

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Characterization and analysis of the outcome of adults with acute myeloid leukemia treated in a Brazilian University hospital over three decades by J.T. Souto Filho, R.D. Portugal, M. Loureiro, W. Pulcheri, M. Nucci

“…We evaluated the outcome of 227 patients with acute myeloid leukemia during three decades (period 1 - 1980’s, N = 89; period 2 - 1990’s, N = 73; period 3 -…”
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A Double-Blind, Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial of Itraconazole Capsules as Antifungal Prophylaxis for Neutropenic Patients by Nucci, Marcio, Biasoli, Irene, Akiti, Tiyomi, Silveira, Fernanda, Solza, Cristiana, Barreiros, Gloria, Spector, Nelson, Derossi, Andrea, Pulcheri, Wolmar

“…To evaluate the efficacy of itraconazole capsules in prophylaxis for fungal infections in neutropenic patients, we conducted a prospective, double-blind,…”
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Characterization and analysis of the outcome of adults with acute myeloid leukemia treated in a Brazilian University hospital over three decades by Souto Filho, J T, Portugal, R D, Loureiro, M, Pulcheri, W, Nucci, M

“…We evaluated the outcome of 227 patients with acute myeloid leukemia during three decades (period 1 - 1980's, N = 89; period 2 - 1990's, N = 73; period 3 -…”
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The value of an immunoenzymatic test (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) for the diagnosis of strongyloidiasis in patients immunosuppressed by hematologic malignancies by Schaffel, R, Nucci, M, Carvalho, E, Braga, M, Almeida, L, Portugal, R, Pulcheri, W

“…The diagnosis of strongyloidiasis relies upon the identification of the parasite in stool samples. In 1981, a serologic assay was developed, which was useful…”
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CD10 and Bcl-2 expression combined with the International Prognostic Index can identify subgroups of patients with diffuse large-cell lymphoma with very good or very poor prognoses by Biasoli, I, Morais, J C, Scheliga, A, Milito, C B, Romano, S, Land, M, Pulcheri, W, Spector, N

“…Aims : Diffuse large B‐cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is characterized by marked biological heterogeneity. The identification of reproducible parameters that can be…”
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Application of the IDSA Guidelines for the Use of Antimicrobial Agents in Neutropenic Patients: Impact on Reducing the Use of Glycopeptides by Nucci, Marcio, Landau, Marianne, Silveira, Fernanda, Spector, Nelson, Pulcheri, Wolmar

“…We evaluated the impact of applying the Infectious Diseases Society of America guidelines for febrile neutropenic patients in reducing the use of…”
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Risk Factors and Attributable Mortality Associated with Superinfections in Neutropenic Patients with Cancer by Nucci, Marcio, Spector, Nelson, Bueno, Ana Paula, Solza, Cristiana, Perecmanis, Tatiana, Bacha, Paulo Cesar, Pulcheri, Wolmar

“…To identify the risk factors and attributable mortality associated with superinfections in febrile neutropenic patients with hematologic malignancies, we…”
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Strongyloidiasis in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies by Nucci, Marcio, Portugal, Rodrigo, Pulcheri, Wolmar, Spector, Nelson, Ferreira, Selma Baia, de Castro, Marcia Braga, Noe, Rosangela, de Oliveira, Halley Pacheco

“…We retrospectively studied 343 consecutive patients treated between 1979 and 1992. Ninety patients whose stool was not examined were excluded. Fifty-three…”
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Thiabendazole for the Treatment of Strongyloidiasis in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies by Schaffel, Rony, Nucci, Marcio, Portugal, Rodrigo, Castro, Marcia B., Ferreira, Selma B., Almeida, Leandro, Spector, Nelson, Pulcheri, Wolmar

“…A total of 21 patients with hematologic malignancies were given thiabendazole for treatment of strongyloidiasis. Fifteen patients were cured. Since there were…”
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Breakthrough Candidemia in Neutropenic Patients by Nucci, Marcio, Colombo, Arnaldo L., Spector, Nelson, Velasco, Eduardo, Martins, Carlos A., Pulcheri, Wolmar

“…Blumberg and Reboli recently described five cases of breakthrough candidemia in neutropenic patients who were receiving empirical antifungal therapy with…”
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Delayed G-CSF after autologous bone marrow transplantation by Maiolino, A, Biasoli, I, Nucci, M, Spector, N, Pulcheri, W

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Ceftazidime plus amikacin plus teicoplanin or vancomycin in the empirical antibiotic therapy in febrile neutropenic cancer patients by Nucci, M, Biasoli, I, Braggio, S, Portugal, R, Schaffel, R, Maiolino, A, Loureiro, M M, Spector, N, Pulcheri, W

“…A prospective randomized trial was performed to compare teicoplanin to vancomycin as part of the empirical antibiotic therapy of febrile neutropenic cancer…”
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The treatment of acute myeloid leukemia in Brazil: progress and obstacles by Pulcheri, W, Spector, N, Nucci, M, de Morais, JC, Pimenta, G, de Oliveira, HP

“…Hematology Service, University Hospital, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. BACKGROUND. Substantial progress has been made in the treatment of acute…”
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Fungal infections in neutropenic patients. A 8-year prospective study by Nucci, M, Pulcheri, W, Spector, N, Bueno, A P, Bacha, P C, Caiuby, M J, Derossi, A, Costa, R, Morais, J C, de Oliveira, H P

“…In this paper we report a eight-year prospective study designed to further characterize incidence, epidemiology, specific syndromes, treatment and prognosis…”
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Detection of messenger RNA in leukocytes or plasma of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia by Silva, N H, Pimenta, G, Pulcheri, W A, Fournier, M V, Spector, N, da Costa Carvalho, M G

“…We investigated the presence of free mRNA in the plasma of patients with chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), through RT-PCR analysis of G3PDH, a metabolism gene…”
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Cutaneous involvement of systemic fungal infections in neutropenic patients by Nucci, M, Pulcheri, W, Spector, N, Maiolino, A, Caiuby, M J, Maceira, J, Oliveira, H P

“…Skin nodules can be the first evidence of a disseminated fungal infection in febrile neutropenic patients. We present our experience in the diagnosis of this…”
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Three cases of infection with Fusarium species in neutropenic patients by NUCCI, M, SPECTOR, N, LUCENA, S, BACHA, P. C, PULCHERI, W, LAMOSA, A, DEROSSI, A, CAIUBY, M. J, MACIEIRA, J, OLIVEIRA, H. P

“…Three cases are reported of disseminated infection due to Fusarium species in severely neutropenic patients. The clinical findings in all patients included…”
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More on paraproteinemia and hairy cell leukemia by Spector, N, Pulcheri, W, Nucci, M, de Oliveira, H P

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