Clinical characteristics of patients with Aspergillus species isolation from respiratory samples: Comparison of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis and colonization

• Published in: Respiratory investigation Vol. 54; no. 2; pp. 92 - 97
• Main Authors: Ohara, Sayaka, Tazawa, Yoko, Tanai, Chiharu, Tanaka, Yoshiaki, Noda, Hiromichi, Horiuchi, Hajime, Usui, Kazuhiro
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.03.2016
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Aspergillus - classification; Aspergillus - growth & development; Aspergillus - isolation & purification; Aspergillus species; Asthma - complications; Body Mass Index; Chronic Disease; Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis; Cohort Studies; Colonization; Female; Humans; Internal Medicine; Male; Malnutrition - complications; Middle Aged; Prevalence; Pulmonary Aspergillosis - etiology; Pulmonary Aspergillosis - microbiology; Pulmonary Aspergillosis - mortality; Pulmonary/Respiratory; Respiratory samples; Respiratory System - microbiology; Retrospective Studies; Survival Rate; Thoracic Surgical Procedures - adverse effects; Thoracic Surgical Procedures - statistics & numerical data; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - complications; Tuberculosis, Pulmonary - epidemiology; SD; CPA; Aspergillus species; Respiratory samples; Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis; IPA; ABPA; Colonization; Asp; COPD; BMI; body mass index; allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis; invasive pulmonary aspergillosis; Aspergillus; chronic pulmonary aspergillosis; standard deviation; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

With advancements in anti-fungal drugs, it has become more important to correctly diagnose chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA); however, it is not easy to distinguish CPA from colonization when Aspergillus species are isolated from respiratory samples. The aim of the study was to clarify the parti...