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Case Reports
. 2011 Jul;5(4):225-9.
doi: 10.1111/j.1750-2659.2011.00202.x. Epub 2011 Feb 7.

Isolation of Aspergillus in three 2009 H1N1 influenza patients

Amesh A Adalja  1 , Penny L Sappington, Steven P Harris, Thomas Rimmele, John W Kreit, John A Kellum, Arthur J Boujoukos
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Case Reports

Isolation of Aspergillus in three 2009 H1N1 influenza patients

Amesh A Adalja et al. Influenza Other Respir Viruses. 2011 Jul.

Abstract

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.

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Figures

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Figure 1
Bronchoscopic image showing adherent plaque to bronchus.
Figure 2
Figure 2
CT of chest revealing diffuse bilateral pneumonia without cavity formation.
Figure 3
Figure 3
CT of chest revealing cavities, bronchiectatic changes, and extensive consolidation.
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