Detection of invasive aspergillosis

CR Thornton - Advances in applied microbiology, 2010 - Elsevier
Invasive aspergillosis (IA) caused by the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus is a frequent and life-
threatening complication of chemotherapy and bone marrow transplantation with high rates …

Infections with Aspergillus Species

VT Andriole - Clinical Infectious Diseases, 1993 - academic.oup.com
Invasive aspergillosis is a common infection in patients who are immunocompromised. The
diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis is difficult in the absence of confirmation by tissue biopsy …

Laboratory diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis: from diagnosis to prediction of outcome

RC Barton - Scientifica, 2013 - Wiley Online Library
Invasive aspergillosis (IA), an infection caused by fungi in the genus Aspergillus, is seen in
patients with immunological deficits, particularly acute leukaemia and stem cell …

Aspergillus PCR formidable challenges and progress

L Klingspor, J Loeffler - Medical Mycology, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is an important cause of morbidity and mortality in immuno-
compromised patients, with an incidence of 4–10%, and with a mortality rate of 80–90 …

Up-date on diagnostic strategies of invasive aspergillosis

M Lackner, C Lass-Florl - Current pharmaceutical design, 2013 - ingentaconnect.com
Invasive fungal infections are a major cause of morbidity and mortality in
immunosuppressed patients with fatality rates ranging from 30% to 80% in neutropenic …

Aspergillus infections: problems in diagnosis and treatment.

VT Andriole - Infectious agents and disease, 1996 - europepmc.org
Invasive aspergillosis is a common infection in patients who are immunocompromised,
particularly in oncology patients, patients receiving other immunosuppressive therapy, bone …

Current challenges in the microbiological diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis

J Guinea, E Bouza - Mycopathologia, 2014 - Springer
The diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis is challenging because no sufficiently sensitive or
specific tests have been developed to date. Infection can only be confirmed using histology …

Defining the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis

G Chamilos, DP Kontoyiannis - Medical Mycology, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is a leading cause of death in severely immunocompromised
patients. Delayed diagnosis remains a major impediment to successful treatment of IA …

Advances in the serological diagnosis of invasive Aspergillus infections in patients with haematological disorders

J Maertens, K Theunissen, T Lodewyck, K Lagrou… - Mycoses, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
A reliable diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis in patients with haematological malignancies is
seldom achieved antemortem. Conventional laboratory diagnostic methods are insensitive …

The current management landscape: aspergillosis

JA Maertens, O Blennow, RF Duarte… - Journal of Antimicrobial …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Diagnosing invasive aspergillosis (IA) has long been challenging due to the inability to
culture the causal Aspergillus agent from blood or other body fluids. This shortcoming has …