Invasive pulmonary aspergillesis

• Published in: Terapevtic̆eskii arhiv Vol. 77; no. 7; p. 65
• Main Authors: Kliasova, G A, Petrova, N A, Parovichnikova, E N, Gotman, L N, Isaev, V G, Mikhaĭlova, E A, Ustinova, E N, Khoroshko, N D, Vishnevskaia, E S, Kremenetskaia, A M, Kravchenko, S K, Kaplanskaia, I B, Kokhno, A A, Ptitsin, S A, Liubimova, L S, Mendeleeva, L P, Mitish, N E, Galstian, G M, Ryzhko, V V, Tochenov, A V, Savchenko, V G
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Russia (Federation) 2005
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Antifungal Agents - therapeutic use; Antigens, Fungal - immunology; Aspergillosis - diagnostic imaging; Aspergillosis - mortality; Aspergillosis - therapy; Aspergillus - immunology; Aspergillus - isolation & purification; Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid - microbiology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Lung Diseases, Fungal - diagnostic imaging; Lung Diseases, Fungal - mortality; Lung Diseases, Fungal - therapy; Male; Middle Aged; Pneumonectomy; Radiography, Thoracic; Retrospective Studies; Survival Rate; Time Factors; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Treatment Outcome

To evaluate the results of therapy of invasive pulmonary aspergillesis (IPA) in one medical center from 2000 to 2005. Diagnosis of IPA was made according to the International criteria. Incidence of verified IPA was 2%, probable--84%, possible--14%. IPA was diagnosed in 50 cases in 49 patients aged 1...