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Environmental and clinical epidemiology of Aspergillus terreus: data from a prospective surveillance study.
The Journal of hospital infection - 1 Jul 2011
Rüping M J G T, Gerlach S, Fischer G, Lass-Flörl C, Hellmich M, Vehreschild J J, Cornely O A
Abstract excerpt
Aspergillus terreus may be resistant to amphotericin B and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in immunocompromised patients. Local incidence is influenced by the density of airborne Aspergillus spp. spores which may in turn depend on meteorological factors. Once-weekly environmental samples were collected prospectively inside and outside the University Hospital of Cologne, Germany (UHC) and...
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