Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis in France: prevalence, associated chronic pulmonary diseases and prognosis in a 10-year retrospective study of the French nationwide administrative hospital database

Conclusions: We report the largest retrospective nationwide cohort of patients hospitalized for CPA. In France, CPA is more commonly associated with COPD, emphysema, lung cancer or fibrosis than with TB. The alarming CPA morbidity and mortality rates observed should justify specific screening for CPA in some CPDs.

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Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 20, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Maitre, T., Cottenet, J., Godet, C., Bonniaud, P., Quantin, C., Cadranel, J. Tags: Respiratory infections Source Type: research