Invasive aspergillosis in critically ill patients: Review of definitions and diagnostic approaches

JD Jenks, HH Nam, M Hoenigl - Mycoses, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is an increasingly recognised phenomenon in critically ill patients
in the intensive care unit, including in patients with severe influenza and severe coronavirus …

Aspergillus fumigatus and aspergillosis: From basics to clinics

A Arastehfar, A Carvalho, J Houbraken… - Studies in …, 2021 - ingentaconnect.com
The airborne fungus Aspergillus fumigatus poses a serious health threat to humans by
causing numerous invasive infections and a notable mortality in humans, especially in …

An update on current and novel molecular diagnostics for the diagnosis of invasive fungal infections

JD Jenks, PL White, SE Kidd, T Goshia… - Expert Review of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Background Invasive fungal infections cause millions of infections annually, but diagnosis
remains challenging. There is an increased need for low-cost, easy to use, highly sensitive …

Invasive Aspergillosis and the Impact of Azole-resistance

D Bosetti, D Neofytos - Current Fungal Infection Reports, 2023 - Springer
Purpose of Review IA (invasive aspergillosis) caused by azole-resistant strains has been
associated with higher clinical burden and mortality rates. We review the current …

[HTML][HTML] Fungal infections diagnosis–past, present and future

A Mendonca, H Santos, R Franco-Duarte… - Research in …, 2022 - Elsevier
Despite the scientific advances observed in the recent decades and the emergence of new
methodologies, the diagnosis of systemic fungal infections persists as a problematic issue …

Diagnosis of breakthrough fungal infections in the clinical mycology laboratory: an ECMM consensus statement

JD Jenks, JP Gangneux, IS Schwartz… - Journal of Fungi, 2020 - mdpi.com
Breakthrough invasive fungal infections (bIFI) cause significant morbidity and mortality. Their
diagnosis can be challenging due to reduced sensitivity to conventional culture techniques …

Point-of-care diagnostics for invasive aspergillosis: nearing the finish line

JD Jenks, M Hoenigl - Expert review of molecular diagnostics, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The spectrum of disease caused by Aspergillus spp. is dependent on the
immune system of the host, with invasive aspergillosis (IA) its most severe manifestation …

The Aspergillus Lateral Flow Assay for the Diagnosis of Invasive Aspergillosis: an Update

JD Jenks, MH Miceli, J Prattes, T Mercier… - Current fungal infection …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review To review the data on the Aspergillus lateral flow assay for the
diagnosis of invasive Aspergillosis. Recent Findings Aspergillus spp. cause a wide spectrum …

Detecting Azole-Antifungal Resistance in Aspergillus fumigatus by Pyrosequencing

MH van der Torre, L Novak-Frazer… - Journal of Fungi, 2020 - mdpi.com
Guidelines on the diagnosis and management of Aspergillus disease recommend a multi-
test approach including CT scans, culture, fungal biomarker tests, microscopy and fungal …

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in hospital and ventilator-associated pneumonias

F Chen, D Qasir, AC Morris - Seminars in respiratory and …, 2022 - thieme-connect.com
Pneumonia is the commonest nosocomial infection complicating hospital stay, with both non-
ventilated hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) and ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) …