Background Advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) often leads to
hospitalisation and invasive aspergillosis (IA) is a serious complication. Aspergillus …

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is the third leading cause of death
worldwide. In this review, we present the clinical spectrum and pathogenesis of syndromes …

Background Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is an infection often occurring in
neutropenic patients and has high mortality rates. In recent years, it has been reported that …

Background Acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) are often associated with infectious
agents, some of which may be non-usual, including Aspergillus spp. However, the …

We describe a large series of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
and probable invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA), and the risk factors and incidence of …

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is a necrotizing pneumonia caused by airborne
opportunistic fungi of Aspergillus species. Patients with advanced-stage chronic obstructive …

Bacteria are often isolated in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
Whether fungi are also commonly present and associated with clinical and pathological …

Aspergillus spp. cultured in specimens from the airways of chronic obstructive pulmonary
disease (COPD) patients are frequently considered as a contaminant. However, growing …

Patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at higher risk of
developing invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA). However, there are limited data for this …

Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) is a recognized complication of pulmonary
tuberculosis (TB). In 2015, the World Health Organization reported 2.2 million new cases of …