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American Thoracic Society
Anti-fungal drug offers great benefits to some with severe asthma
January 13th, 2009
Some patients with severe asthma who also have allergic sensitivity to certain fungi enjoy great improvements in their quality of life and on other measures after taking an antifungal drug, according to new research from The University of Manchester in England. The findings were reported in the first issue for January of the American Thoracic Society's American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. "We knew that many people with severe asthma are sensitized to several airborne fungi which can worsen asthma without overt clinical signs. The question was: does antifungal therapy provide any clinical benefit," said David Denning, F.R.C.P.,...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-01-13)
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