The outbreak of SARS-CoV-2 has made us all think critically about hospital indoor air quality
and the approaches to remove, dilute, and disinfect pathogenic organisms from the hospital …

The epidemics of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003 highlighted both short-
and long-range transmission routes, ie between infected patients and healthcare workers …

Abstract The European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, the
European Confederation of Medical Mycology and the European Respiratory Society Joint …

These updated AST‐IDCOP guidelines provide information on epidemiology, diagnosis, and
management of Aspergillus after organ transplantation. Aspergillus is the most common …

Scope Presenting symptoms, distributions and patterns of diseases and vulnerability to
invasive aspergillosis (IA) are similar between children and adults. However, differences …

Data regarding the incidence of invasive aspergillosis (IA) in the intensive care unit (ICU)
are scarce, and the incidence varies. An incidence of 5.8% in a medical ICU has been …

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) remains difficult to diagnose and to treat. Most
common risk factors are prolonged neutropenia, hematopoietic stem cell or solid organ …

Medical microbiology is a branch of medical science that deals with the prevention,
diagnosis, and therapy of infectious diseases. A clinical microbiologist is a professional …

Background. Outbreaks of invasive aspergillosis (IA) are believed to be caused by airborne
Aspergillus conidia. Few studies have established a correlation between high levels of …

There is increasing evidence supporting the need for antifungal stewardship (AFS)
programmes in order to promote appropriate antifungal use, improve diagnosis and quality …