title: High-level ambient particulate matter before influenza attack with increased incidence of Aspergillus antigenemia in Southern Taiwan, 2016.
abstract: We found significant correlation between the incidence of severe influenza and Aspergillus antigenemia among medical intensive care unit patients for 7-month observation (coefficient γ=0.976, p<0.001). High-level ambient pollution was noticed for 2 months before the epidemic, highlighting that influenza patients might coinfect with aspergillosis in the community.
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wen-Liang
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Liouying, Tainan, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Chang Jung Christian University, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wei-Lun
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Khee-Siang
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chun-Chieh
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Che-Kim
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chi-Lun
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Recreation and Health-Care Management, Chia Nan University of Pharmacy and Science, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Chin-Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Liouying, Tainan, Taiwan. Electronic address: chuangkenneth@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Yin-Ching
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Chuang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000397:Air Pollution; D000946:Antigens, Fungal / Q000097:blood*; D001228:Aspergillosis / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*; D001230:Aspergillus / Q000276:immunology* / Q000472:pathogenicity; D060085:Coinfection; D005260:Female; D005690:Galactose / Q000031:analogs & derivatives; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008351:Mannans / Q000097:blood; D008875:Middle Aged; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013624:Taiwan / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000946:Antigens, Fungal; D008351:Mannans; D052638:Particulate Matter; C012990:galactomannan; D005690:Galactose
keywords: aspergillosis; epidemic; galactomannan; influenza; particulate matter