Aspergillus fumigatus is one of the most ubiquitous of the airborne saprophytic fungi.
Humans and animals constantly inhale numerous conidia of this fungus. The conidia are …

Fungal infections, especially those caused by opportunistic species, have become
substantially more common in recent decades. Numerous species cause human infections …

Invasive aspergillosis remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality in
immunosuppressed pa-tients (8, 12, 29, 36, 38, 40). Prognosis of invasive as-pergillosis has …

Invasive aspergillosis occurs in a wide range of clinical scenarios, is protean in its
manifestations, and is still associated with an unacceptably high mortality rate. Early …

The variability within Aspergillus fumigatus Fresenius and related species was examined
using macro-, micro-morphology, growth temperature regimes and extrolite patterns. In …

Aspergillosis comprises a variety of manifestations of infection. These guidelines are
directed to 3 principal entities: invasive aspergillosis, involving several organ systems …

A PCR assay was developed for the detection and identification of Candida and Aspergillus
species. The design of the oligonucleotide primer pair as well as the species-specific probes …

We have developed 21 specific nucleic acid probes which target the large subunit rRNA
genes from Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus glaucus, Aspergillus niger …

The incidence of invasive fungal infections has increased dramatically in recent decades,
especially among immunocompromised patients. However, the diagnosis of these infections …

A polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method was developed that was capable of detecting a
wide range of medically important fungi from clinical specimens. The primer pair was …