Microbiological and immunological characteristics of a lethal pulmonary Aspergillus niger infection in a non-neutropenic patient

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is increasingly described in non-neutropenic patients, such as patients with COPD receiving corticosteroids and the critically ill. Here, we present a case of a lethal pulmonary Aspergillus niger infection in a COPD patient. Immunological tests showed an impaired inn...

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Autores principales: Workum, Jessica D., de Jong, Suzanne W., Gresnigt, Mark S., Becker, Katharina L., Pickkers, Peter, van de Veerdonk, Frank L., Heijdra, Yvonne F., Kolwijck, Eva
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6026298/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29984147
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.mmcr.2018.03.002

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