A review of series of⩾ 4 cases of invasive aspergillosis (total, 1,223 cases) was undertaken
to establish the crude mortality and rate of response to therapy with amphotericin B in the …

Aspergillus spores are ubiquitous in the environment and may become concentrated in
hospital ventilation systems. Colonization in normal hosts can lead to allergic diseases …

Invasive fungal infections are increasing in incidence and now affect as many as 50% of
neutropenic/bone marrow transplant patients and 5 to 20% of solid organ transplant …

Humans are constantly exposed to airborne Aspergillus spores. Most develop Aspergillus-
specific antibodies by adulthood. Persons with chronic lung disease or Aspergillus airway …

We present two cases of aspergillus infection confirmed by blood culture and review 30
other cases of genuine aspergillus fungemia and 34 cases of aspergillus pseudofungemia …

During the past decade, substantial progress has been made in the development of new
approaches and methods for the serological diagnosis of the mycoses. Clinically relevant …

Nine cases of cerebral aspergillosis were identified in a series of 44 brains obtained at
necropsy from patients who had undergone liver transplantation. In two of these there was …

INTRODUCTION: Invasive aspergillosis is a life-threatening infectious complication in
hematological patients undergoing immunosuppressive chemotherapy. PATIENTS AND …

Between 1980 and 1989, 32 cases of invasive aspergillosis were identified out of 2315
consecutive necropsies, an incidence of 1.4%. The incidence in immunosuppressed" high …

Stresses molecular and biochemical studies of opportunistic and frank fungal pathogens!
This book gives a comprehensive overview of human pathogenic fungi that offers a current …