Influenza Coinfection: Be(a)ware of Invasive Aspergillosis

Paul E Verweij^{1

2}, Roger J M Brüggemann^{2

3}, Joost Wauters⁴, Bart J A Rijnders⁵, Tom Chiller⁶, Frank L van de Veerdonk^{2

7}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
² Center of Expertise in Mycology Radboudumc/CWZ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
⁴ Medical Intensive Care Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium.
⁵ Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
⁶ Mycotic Branch, Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
⁷ Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

Comment

Paul E Verweij et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2020.

. 2020 Jan 2;70(2):349-350.

doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz391.

Paul E Verweij^{1

2}, Roger J M Brüggemann^{2

3}, Joost Wauters⁴, Bart J A Rijnders⁵, Tom Chiller⁶, Frank L van de Veerdonk^{2

7}

¹ Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
² Center of Expertise in Mycology Radboudumc/CWZ, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
³ Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
⁴ Medical Intensive Care Unit, University Hospitals Leuven, Belgium.
⁵ Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
⁶ Mycotic Branch, Centers of Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
⁷ Department of Internal Medicine, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands.

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Comment in

Reply to Verweij et al.
Uyeki TM, Ison MG, Wolfe CR, Pavia AT. Uyeki TM, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2020 Jan 2;70(2):350-351. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz568. Clin Infect Dis. 2020. PMID: 31894248 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

Clinical Practice Guidelines by the Infectious Diseases Society of America: 2018 Update on Diagnosis, Treatment, Chemoprophylaxis, and Institutional Outbreak Management of Seasonal Influenzaa.
Uyeki TM, Bernstein HH, Bradley JS, Englund JA, File TM, Fry AM, Gravenstein S, Hayden FG, Harper SA, Hirshon JM, Ison MG, Johnston BL, Knight SL, McGeer A, Riley LE, Wolfe CR, Alexander PE, Pavia AT. Uyeki TM, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Mar 5;68(6):895-902. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciy874. Clin Infect Dis. 2019. PMID: 30834445 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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