Green fungus now a major threat after Covid recovery
While mucormycosis affects sinuses, aspergillosis affects the lungs of a patient. It is not as severe a disease as mucormycosis, which requires debulking surgeries (surgical removal of affected tissue including in eye). (Source: The Economic Times)
Source: The Economic Times - June 30, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Invasive Aspergillosis Due to Aspergillus Section Usti: A Multicenter Retrospective Study, Clinical Infectious Diseases
Conclusions Aspergillus ustus IA mainly occurred in nonneutropenic transplant patients and was frequently associated with extrapulmonary sites of infection. Mortality rate was high and optimal antifungal therapy remains to be defined. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 13, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Digestive enzymes of fungal origin as a relevant cause of false positive Aspergillus antigen testing in intensive care unit patients, Infection
Background: Galactomannan antigen (GM) testing is widely used in the diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis (IA). Digestive enzymes play an important role in enzyme substitution therapy in exocrine pancreatic insufficiency. As digestive enzymes of fungal origin like Nortase contain enzymes from Aspergillus, a false-positive result of the test might be possible because of cross-reacting antigens of the cell wall of the producing fungi. We, therefore, asked whether the administration of fungal enzymes is a relevant cause of false-positive GM antigen test results. Methods: Patients with a positive GM antigen test between January...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - May 13, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Aspergillus Polymerase Chain ReactionAn Update on Technical Recommendations, Clinical Applications, and Justification for Inclusion in the Second Revision of the EORTC/MSGERC Definitions of Invasive Fungal Disease, Clinical Infectious Diseases
Aspergillus polymerase chain reaction testing of blood and respiratory samples has recently been included in the second revision of the EORTC/MSGERC definitions for classifying invasive fungal disease. This is a result of considerable efforts to standardize methodology, the availability of commercial assays and external quality control programs, and additional clinical validation. This supporting article provides both clinical and technical justifications for its inclusion while also summarizing recent advances and likely future developments in the molecular diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis. (Source: Current Awareness S...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - April 15, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis after treatment with tocilizumab in a patient with COVID-19 ARDS: a case report, Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease
We present the case of a previously immunocompetent man with coronavirus disease-2019 who developed invasive pulmonary aspergillosis after treatment with tocilizumab, illustrating the importance of considering opportunistic infections when providing immune modulating therapy. (Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH))
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - April 15, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
COVID-19-Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis COVID-19-Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis
A new report provides insight into the incidence of pulmonary aspergillosis among COVID-19 patients.Emerging Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines)
Source: Medscape Critical Care Headlines - April 15, 2021 Category: Intensive Care Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news
Breakthrough in developing new diagnostic procedure for pulmonary aspergillosis
(University of Exeter) Scientists have developed a pioneering new procedure that will help diagnose a potentially lethal fungal lung disease with greater speed and accuracy, and with less distress to the patient. (Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases)
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - March 23, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis During COVID-19 Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis During COVID-19
This unusual case highlights the role home isolation can have in the development of Aspergillus-associated respiratory disorders, particularly during the current COVID-19 pandemic.BMC Pulmonary Medicine (Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Radiology Headlines - January 26, 2021 Category: Radiology Tags: Pulmonary Medicine Journal Article Source Type: news
Aspergillosis Complicating Severe Coronavirus Disease Aspergillosis Complicating Severe Coronavirus Disease
A new report provides insight into the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and outcomes of coronavirus-associated pulmonary aspergillosis.Emerging Infectious Diseases (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - January 12, 2021 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Infectious Diseases Journal Article Source Type: news
Killer lung infection that lurks in your compost
The illness - called invasive aspergillosis - develops when tiny particles of a common fungus are inhaled into the lungs, causing an infection. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 19, 2020 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Successful treatment of allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis with benralizumab after no response to omalizumab
Conference abstracts (Source: The Aspergillus Website - updates)
Source: The Aspergillus Website - updates - August 22, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: MeganB Source Type: news
Effects of omalizumab in allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis in 10 asthmatic patients
Conference abstracts (Source: The Aspergillus Website - updates)
Source: The Aspergillus Website - updates - August 22, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: MeganB Source Type: news
Differences in clinical characteristics between aspergillus fumigatus sensitized asthmatics and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
Conference abstracts (Source: The Aspergillus Website - updates)
Source: The Aspergillus Website - updates - August 20, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: MeganB Source Type: news
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) and omalizumab treatment
Conference abstracts (Source: The Aspergillus Website - updates)
Source: The Aspergillus Website - updates - August 20, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: MeganB Source Type: news
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis as a complication of COPD: A new entity
Conference abstracts (Source: The Aspergillus Website - updates)
Source: The Aspergillus Website - updates - August 20, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: MeganB Source Type: news
