Outbreak of Invasive Aspergillosis After Major Heart Surgery Caused by Spores in the Air of the Intensive Care Unit | Zendy

Teresa Peláez | Zendy; Patricia Muñóz | Zendy; Jesús Guinea | Zendy; Maricela Valerio | Zendy; Maddalena Giannella | Zendy; Corné H. W. Klaassen | Zendy; Emilio Bouza | Zendy

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Outbreak of Invasive Aspergillosis After Major Heart Surgery Caused by Spores in the Air of the Intensive Care Unit

Author(s) -

Teresa Peláez,

Patricia Muñóz,

Jesús Guinea,

Maricela Valerio,

Maddalena Giannella,

Corné H. W. Klaassen,

Emilio Bouza

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/cir771

Subject(s) - outbreak , aspergillus fumigatus , medicine , conidium , intensive care unit , aspergillosis , intensive care , aspergillus , veterinary medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , surgery , intensive care medicine , biology , immunology , pathology , horticulture

Outbreaks of invasive aspergillosis (IA) are believed to be caused by airborne Aspergillus conidia. Few studies have established a correlation between high levels of Aspergillus fumigatus conidia and the appearance of new cases of IA or have demonstrated matching genotypes between clinical isolates and those from the environment.

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