title: Isolation of Aspergillus in three 2009 H1N1 influenza patients.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the association of Aspergillus with influenza.
  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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Critical Care Medicine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Pittsburgh, PA 15212, USA. ameshaa@aol.com
authors.forename: Amesh A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Adalja
authors.forename: Penny L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Sappington
authors.forename: Steven P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rimmele
authors.forename: John W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Kreit
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Kellum
authors.forename: Arthur J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Boujoukos
mesh_terms: D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D001230:Aspergillus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D016638:Critical Illness; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed