Putative invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in apparently immunocompetent patients within medical wards and intensive care units

Affiliations

¹ Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA, 01199, USA.
² Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA, 01199, USA. mark.tidswell@baystatehealth.org.

Comment

Babatunde Edun et al. Intern Emerg Med. 2021 Sep.

. 2021 Sep;16(6):1429-1431.

doi: 10.1007/s11739-021-02757-1. Epub 2021 May 17.

¹ Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA, 01199, USA.
² Pulmonary and Critical Care Division, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA, 01199, USA. mark.tidswell@baystatehealth.org.

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Conflict of interest statement

Dr. Edun has no conflicts of interest relevant to this article. Dr. Tidswell has no conflicts of interest relevant to this article.

Putative invasive pulmonary aspergillosis within medical wards and intensive care units: a 4-year retrospective, observational, single-centre study.
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