Increased Bone Marrow Iron Stores Is an Independent Risk Factor for Invasive Aspergillosis in Patients With High-Risk Hematologic Malignancies and Recipients of Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation.

This article discusses findings of a study, which evaluated the bone marrow iron stores in patients with leukemia as well as recipients of allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation with invasive aspergillosis (IA) and those without fungal infections. IA is considered a risk among patients with leukemia and those who have undergone hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.