Fernandes J, Hamidi F, Leborgne R, et al. Penetration of the human pulmonary epithelium by aspergillus fumigatus hyphae. J Infect Dis 2018;218:1306-1313. Crossref ...

How can the common fungus that appears everywhere – otherwise known as Aspergillus fumigatus – weaken the immune system’s defenses and be life-threatening for those who are immunosuppressed?. What is ...

Every year, life-threatening invasive fungal infections afflict more than 2 million individuals globally. Mortality rates for ...

Project 4: Role of Chitin and Aspergillus fumigatus in chronic airway disease In the last 25 years, asthma and autoimmune diseases have increased in the industrialized world. The “hygiene hypothesis” ...

Fungi are increasingly resistant to antifungals, and the variation in resistance has significantly increased. This is evident ...

A serious allergen might be floating in the air, completely invisible to the eye. We’re talking about mold spores, which can pose a health risk, according to dermatologist and allergist Olena Mozyrska ...

The study looked at infections caused by Aspergillus fumigatus, which tops the World Health Organization's list of worrying fungal diseases. Other research news is on an experimental treatment that ...

Aspergillus species are ubiquitous in the air, soil, and organic matter. 4 Invasive disease, most commonly due to A. fumigatus, is rare among immunocompetent hosts. 5,6 The organism typically ...

Aspergillus fumigatus is a mold that is found all over the world. Unlike closely related species, it can cause serious, often fatal infections in humans. What makes A. fumigatus so dangerous? An ...

Aspergillus fumigatus is a saprotrophic fungus that can cause serious life-threatening invasive infections in immunocompromised individuals; by constructing a recombination map, this study shows ...