RT Book, Section
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.
SR Print(0)
ID 1122370066
T1 Aspergillus, Candida, and Other Opportunistic Mold Infections of the Lung
T2 Fishman's Pulmonary Diseases and Disorders, 5e
YR 2015
FD 2015
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 978-0-07-179672-9
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1122370066
RD 2024/04/19
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