Isolation of Aspergillus in three 2009 H1N1 influenza patients

• Published in: Influenza and other respiratory viruses Vol. 5; no. 4; pp. 225 - 229
• Main Authors: Adalja, Amesh A., Sappington, Penny L., Harris, Steven P., Rimmele, Thomas, Kreit, John W., Kellum, John A., Boujoukos, Arthur J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01-07-2011
• Subjects: Aspergillosis - diagnosis; Aspergillosis - microbiology; Aspergillosis - pathology; Aspergillus; Aspergillus - isolation & purification; Bronchoscopy; Case reports; Critical Illness; Female; Humans; Infection; Influenza; Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype - isolation & purification; Influenza, Human - complications; Influenza, Human - pathology; Influenza, Human - virology; Intensive Care Units; Literature reviews; Male; Middle Aged; Original; pandemic; Radiography, Thoracic; Severity of Illness Index; Tomography, X-Ray Computed
• ISSN: 1750-2640; 1750-2659
• DOI: 10.1111/j.1750-2659.2011.00202.x

Please cite this paper as: Adalja et al. (2011) Isolation of Aspergillus in three 2009 H1N1 influenza patients. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses 5(4), 225–229
Objectives:  To describe the association of Aspergillus with influenza.
Design/Setting/Sample  Three case reports of ICU patients with influenza complicated by the isolation of Aspergillus species are described and a review of the literature on the topic was performed.
Conclusions:  Severe influenza cases can be complicated by Aspergillus infection.