The clinical presentation of Aspergillus lung disease is determined by the interaction
between fungus and host. Invasive aspergillosis develops in severely immunocompromised …

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common life-shortening genetic diseases in
Caucasians. Due to abnormal accumulation of mucus, respiratory failure caused by chronic …

It is important to realize that guidelines cannot always account for individual variation among
patients. They are not intended to supplant physician judgment with respect to particular …

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 …

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

Aspergillus colonization of the lower respiratory airways is common in normal people, and of
little clinical significance. However, in some patients, colonization is associated with severe …

The growing pool of critically ill or immunocompromised patients leads to a constant
increase of life-threatening invasive infections by fungi such as Aspergillus spp., Candida …

Although a wide variety of pathogens are associated with invasive mould diseases,
Aspergillus spp. have historically been one of the most common causative organisms. Most …

Improvement to the life expectancy of people with cystic fibrosis (PWCF) brings about novel
challenges including the need for evaluation of the role of fungi in the cystic fibrosis (CF) …