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Aspergillosis
Researchers from University of London, Imperial College detail new studies and findings in the area of aspergillosis
November 3rd, 2009
According to recent research from London, the United Kingdom, "Invasive aspergillosis (IA) is the most common cause of death associated with fungal infection in the developed world. Historically, susceptibility to IA has been associated with prolonged neutropenia; however, IA has now become a major problem in patients on calcineurin inhibitors and allogenic hematopoetic stem cell transplant patients following engraftment." "These observations suggest complex cellular mechanisms govern immunity to IA. To characterize the key early events that govern outcome from infection with Aspergillus fumigatus, we performed a comparative immunochip microarray analysis of the...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-11-03)
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