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Community-acquired invasive aspergillosis and outdoor filamentous fungal spore load: a relationship?

Parasitologie-Mycologie, Pôle de Biologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, Grenoble, France.
Clinical Microbiology and Infection (impact factor: 4.54). 03/2011; 17(9):1387-90. DOI:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03523.x pp.1387-90
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ABSTRACT The daily number of outdoor spores was counted and the cases of community-acquired invasive aspergillosis (IA) were observed over a period of 31 months. The outdoor fungal load preceding IA occurrences was significantly higher than that measured during IA-free periods, underlining the importance of preventive measures to protect high-risk patients, even at home.

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Keywords

community-acquired invasive aspergillosis
 
high-risk patients
 
IA-free periods
 
outdoor spores