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Invasive fungal infections are an important problem in the management of both solid organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipients. This chapter summarizes the evidence and recommendations for preventing invasive fungal infections in transplant recipients. A summary of recommendations are presented in Table 64.1.

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Huprikar, S., Wingard, J.R. (2019). Prevention of Fungal Disease. In: Safdar, A. (eds) Principles and Practice of Transplant Infectious Diseases. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9034-4_64

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