High-level ambient particulate matter before influenza attack with increased incidence of Aspergillus antigenemia in Southern Taiwan, 2016

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 in...

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Main Authors: Wen-Liang Yu, Wei-Lun Liu, Khee-Siang Chan, Chun-Chieh Yang, Che-Kim Tan, Chi-Lun Tsai, Chin-Ming Chen, Yin-Ching Chuang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-02-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1684118216301451