Fungal spores make up a significant proportion of organic matter within the air. Allergic
sensitisation to fungi is associated with conditions including allergic fungal airway disease …

Pollen monitoring has traditionally been carried out using manual methods first developed in
the early 1950s. Although this technique has been recently standardised, it suffers from …

Background There are several clinical diagnostic criteria for allergic bronchopulmonary
aspergillosis (ABPA). However, these criteria have not been validated in detail, and no …

Pathogenic fungi cause a wide range of syndromes in immune-competent and immune-
compromised individuals, with life-threatening disease primarily seen in humans with …

Background The prevalence of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) in asthmatic
patients remains unclear and is likely different across geographic locales. Objective To …

Fungi are ubiquitous outdoors and indoors. Exposure, sensitization, or both to fungi are
strongly associated with development of asthma and allergic airway diseases. Furthermore …

Background: Fungal spores are ubiquitous allergens. Severe forms of asthma are
particularly highly associated with fungal sensitization. National and international asthma …

The term allergic fungal airways disease has a liberal definition based on IgE sensitisation
to thermotolerant fungi and evidence of fungal-related lung damage. It arose from a body of …

Alternaria alternata is a saprophytic mold whose spores are disseminated in warm dry air,
the typical weather of the Mediterranean climate region (from 30° to 45°), with a peak during …

Mammalian barrier surfaces are densely populated by symbiont fungi in much the same way
the former are colonized by symbiont bacteria. The fungal microbiota, otherwise known as …