In the case of A. fumigatus, this is exactly what seems to have happened. Surveillance studies in countries from Europe, Asia and the Americas have detected azole-resistant A. fumigatus in ...

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis is a pulmonary disease occurring in patients with asthma or cystic fibrosis, consequent to a dysregulated immune response to inhaled Aspergillus conidia ...

3 Aspergillus fumigatus is considered to be the species most commonly associated with invasive aspergillosis. When this pathogen is inhaled, and airborne conidia (asexual spores) are deposited in ...

Fungal infection, also known as a mycosis, refers to the invasion of a host's tissue by specific types of fungi. Mycoses often start in the lungs following inhalation of fungal spores or on the ...

A peripheral blood eosinophil count, serum precipitins (or IgG) against A. fumigatus and a chest radiograph along with a high-resolution computed tomogram (HRCT) of the thorax should be obtained ...