Invasive Aspergillus Tracheobronchitis Emerging as a Highly Lethal Complication of Severe Influenza

Frank L van de Veerdonk^{1

2}, Joost Wauters^{3

4}, Paul E Verweij^{2

5}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
² Center of Expertise in Mycology Radboudumc/CWZ Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
³ Department of General Internal Medicine University Hospitals Leuven Leuven, Belgium.
⁴ Laboratory for Clinical Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases KU Leuven Leuven, Belgium and.
⁵ Department of Medical Microbiology Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

Editorial

Frank L van de Veerdonk et al. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2020.

. 2020 Sep 1;202(5):646-648.

doi: 10.1164/rccm.202005-1883ED.

Frank L van de Veerdonk^{1

2}, Joost Wauters^{3

4}, Paul E Verweij^{2

5}

¹ Department of Internal Medicine Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
² Center of Expertise in Mycology Radboudumc/CWZ Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
³ Department of General Internal Medicine University Hospitals Leuven Leuven, Belgium.
⁴ Laboratory for Clinical Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases KU Leuven Leuven, Belgium and.
⁵ Department of Medical Microbiology Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen Nijmegen, the Netherlands.

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Invasive Tracheobronchial Aspergillosis in Critically Ill Patients with Severe Influenza. A Clinical Trial.
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