Aspergillus fumigatus invasion increases with progressive airway ischemia.

Despite the prevalence of Aspergillus-related disease in immune suppressed lung transplant patients, little is known of the host-pathogen interaction. Because of the mould's angiotropic nature and because of its capacity to thrive in hypoxic conditions, we hypothesized that the degree of Asperg...

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Main Authors: Joe L Hsu, Mohammad A Khan, Raymond A Sobel, Xinguo Jiang, Karl V Clemons, Tom T Nguyen, David A Stevens, Marife Martinez, Mark R Nicolls
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3796538?pdf=render