title: Invasive aspergillosis complicating pandemic influenza A (H1N1) infection in severely immunocompromised patients.
abstract: We report 5 cases of invasive aspergillosis occurring in severely immunosuppressed patients hospitalized with pandemic influenza A (H1N1). We suggest that infection with influenza A (H1N1) may predispose immunocompromised patients to develop invasive aspergillosis. Physicians should be aware of this potential association to allow early diagnosis and prompt treatment of aspergillosis.
authors.affiliation: Infectious Diseases Department, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge, Universitat de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain. carolgv75@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Carolina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Garcia-Vidal
authors.forename: Pere
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barba
authors.forename: Montse
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Arnan
authors.forename: Asunción
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Moreno
authors.forename: Isabel
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Camps
authors.forename: Carlota
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gudiol
authors.forename: Josefina
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ayats
authors.forename: Guillermo
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ortí
authors.forename: Jordi
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Carratalà
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000821:virology; D015470:Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute / Q000276:immunology; D016031:Liver Transplantation / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged