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Mechanistic Basis of Super-Infection: Influenza-Associated Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis

Journal of Fungi (Basel, Switzerland), 2022
Influenza infection is a risk factor for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts. The purpose of this review is to highlight the epidemiology of influenza-associated invasive pulmonary aspergillosis and the ...
Keven Mara Robinson
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Invasive Aspergillosis in the Intensive Care Unit [PDF]

Journal of Fungi
Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is a fungal infection, which has traditionally been associated with neutropenia and immunosuppressive therapies. Our understanding of invasive aspergillosis has been evolving and, in the past few decades, IA among ICU patients
Anna Zubovskaia, Jose A. Vazquez
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Invasive aspergillosis a complication severe respiratory viral infections (influenza and COVID-19) [PDF]

Журнал инфектологии, 2021
Invasive aspergillosis is a life-threatening complication in patients with severe influenza and COVID-19 in intensive care units. Risk factors for the invasive aspergillosis development are transitory immunosuppression associated with severe influenza ...
N. N. Klimko, O. V. Shadrivova
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Secondary invasive aspergillosis following severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in children: Report of two cases [PDF]

IDCases
Reports of secondary invasive aspergillosis subsequent to Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection are rare. Herein, we present two cases of invasive aspergillosis following severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection and discuss the differences in risk factors for ...
Mengjie Yang, Hongjuan Huang, Xin Li, Yanhong Lu, Yuqing Wang, Lili Huang, Qian Yang, Mi Zhou   +7 more
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Invasive sinus aspergillosis with mycotic aneurysm of the vertebral artery and subarachnoid hemorrhage – Case report

Radiology Case Reports, 2021
Invasive sinus aspergillosis is a rare life-threatening condition usually found in immunocompromised patients. The fungus spreads from paranasal sinuses into the central nervous system by direct extension or through blood vessels. Perineural spread is an
Maruša Mencinger, MD, Tadeja Matos, Asst. Prof., MD PhD, Katarina Šurlan Popović, Assoc. Prof., MD PhD   +2 more
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Invasive aspergillosis in an immunocompetent patient with fever and a cardiac mass [PDF]

Infectious Disease Reports, 2011
Invasive aspergillosis is an often fatal disease that usually occurs in immunocompromised patients. We report a case of invasive aspergillosis presenting as a febrile respiratory infection with a cardiac mass in an immunocompetent patient.
Matthew LaBarbera, Lester B. Jacobson
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Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in critically ill patients with pneumonia due to COVID-19, influenza, and communityacquired pneumonia: A prospective observational study [PDF]

Current Medical Mycology, 2022
Background and Purpose: Influenza A and SARS-CoV-2 are risk factors for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. Both influenza-associated pulmonary aspergillosis and COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis result in high mortality and poor clinical ...
Ahsan Syed, Kausar Jabeen, Joveria Farooqi, Hammad Niamatullah, Aisha Fareed Siddiqui, Safia Awan, Alishah Akbar, Irfan Muhammad   +7 more
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Successful treatment of invasive tracheobronchial pulmonary aspergillosis with venovenous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and combined systemic, intratracheal instillation of liposomal amphotericin B: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022
Background Invasive pulmonary Aspergillus and invasive bronchial aspergillosis is a life-threatening opportunistic fungal infection that predominantly affects immunocompromised hosts.
Shuku Sato, Wataru Kamata, Kiyomitsu Fukaguchi, Shun Tsunoda, Tadashi Kamio, Hiroshi Koyama, Hideyasu Sugimoto, Yotaro Tamai   +7 more
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Prophylaxis and treatment of invasive aspergillosis with voriconazole, posaconazole and caspofungin - review of the literature

European Journal of Medical Research, 2011
Major progress for the management of invasive aspergillosis has come from the introduction of new antifungals since the late 1990s. Although mortality of invasive aspergillosis remains as high as 30-50%.
Karthaus M
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Invasive fungal infection by Aspergillus flavus in immunocompetent hosts: A case series and literature review

Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2019
Invasive aspergillosis usually affects immunocompromised hosts with variable manifestations depending on the site of infection. In this article, we present two cases of invasive Aspergillosis in two non-immunocompromised patients; both cases had a ...
Ana María Garcia-Giraldo, Barbara Lucia Mora, Jorge Mario Loaiza-Castaño, Jorge Andrés Cedano, Fernando Rosso   +4 more
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