TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Aspergillus, Candida, and Other Opportunistic Mold Infections of the Lung
A1  - Chamilos, Georgios
A1  - Kontoyiannis, Dimitrios P.
A2  - Grippi, Michael A.
A2  - Elias, Jack A.
A2  - Fishman, Jay A.
A2  - Kotloff, Robert M.
A2  - Pack, Allan I.
A2  - Senior, Robert M.
A2  - Siegel, Mark D.
Y1  - 2015
N1  - 
T2  - Fishman's Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders, 5e
AB  - Aspergillus  is  a  ubiquitous  saprophytic  mold  that  plays  an  essential  role  in  recycling  carbon  and  nitrogen.1  This  fungus  has  a  simple  biological  cycle  characterized  by  a  high  sporulating  capacity,  which  results  in  the  release  of  conidia  at  high  concentrations  (1–100  conidia/m3)  into  the  atmosphere.  Aspergillus  conidia  have  a  diameter  small  enough  (2–3  µm)  to  reach  the  pulmonary  alveoli.1,2  However,  while  humans  constantly  inhale  Aspergillus  conidia,  such  conidia  are  effectively  eliminated  in  immunocompetent  individuals.3  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/18
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1122370066
ER  -