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Filamentous Fungi in Respiratory Infections. What Lies Beyond Aspergillosis and Mucormycosis?

By mdCurrent-India staff | Published: May 2016

Respiratory tract infections are globally responsible for one-third of infectious disease–associated…

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Estimation of the Burden of Chronic and Allergic Pulmonary Aspergillosis in India

By mdCurrent-India staff | Published: Dec 2014

The fungus Aspergillus fumigatus is a causative organism for several pulmonary diseases, the clinical presentation depending on the immune status on the host.[1] Of the various pulmonary diseases, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) and chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) generally occur in the immunocompetent host while invasive pulmonary aspergillosis manifests in…

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