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

Aspergillosis is an infrequent but commonly fatal infection among HIV-infected individuals.
We review 342 cases of pulmonary Aspergillus infection that have been reported among HIV …

Aspergillus species are ubiquitous fungi and have been implicated as the causative agents
of a variety of lung disorders in humans. These disorders include allergic, saprophytic, and …

A retrospective review of autopsy records was performed to evaluate a clustering of patients
shown to have Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis during the period July 1, 1978 through …

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 …

Invasive aspergillosis is a rare complication of AIDS. We discuss the cases of 18 patients
with AIDS and invasive aspergillosis who were identified at our institution and 19 patients …

The methods and reagents currently used for the immunodiagnosis of aspergillosis and
candidiasis are reviewed. Problems associated with these techniques and approaches to …

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 …

One of the major antigens secreted in vitro by Aspergillus fumigatus is an 18-kDa basic
protein which has been purified by cation-exchange chromatography. It is recognized by …

Opportunistic infections with yeast and molds are increasingly common in patients with
neoplastic diseases. Candida species, Aspergillus species, Phycomyctes, and Cryptococcus …