Abstract Species of Scedosporium and Lomentospora are considered as emerging
opportunists, affecting immunosuppressed and otherwise debilitated patients, although …

Melanized or dematiaceous fungi are associated with a wide variety of infectious
syndromes. Many are soil organisms and are generally distributed worldwide, though …

Background Given the polymicrobial nature of pulmonary infections in patients with cystic
fibrosis (CF), it is essential to enhance our knowledge on the composition of the microbial …

The epidemiology of invasive fungal disease (IFD) due to filamentous fungi other than
Aspergillus may be changing. We analysed clinical, microbiological and outcome data in …

The colonization of airways by filamentous fungi and the development of respiratory
infections require some predisposing factors as encountered in patients with cystic fibrosis …

Lomentospora prolificans is an emerging opportunistic pathogen that primarily affects
immunocompromised individuals leading to disseminated disease with high mortality rates …

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) …

Fungi are an important but frequently overlooked cause of morbidity and mortality in
humans. Life-threatening fungal infections mainly occur in immunocompromised patients …

SUMMARY Although Scedosporium species and Lomentospora prolificans are uncommon
causes of invasive fungal diseases (IFDs), these infections are associated with high mortality …

A total of 657 sputum samples from 201 cystic fibrosis adult patients were collected during a
24-month period (2005–2006). We retrospectively analyzed the fungal colonization of the …