Underlying Conditions and Clinical Spectrum of Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis (CPA): An Experience from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan

Underlying Conditions and Clinical Spectrum of Chronic Pulmonary Aspergillosis (CPA): An Experience from a Tertiary Care Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan

The incidence of chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) is especially increasing in high tuberculosis (TB) burden countries. Despite a high estimated CPA burden in Pakistan, actual data on CPA are not available. The aim of the current study is to determine the underlying conditions and clinical spect...

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Main Authors:	Nousheen Iqbal, Muhammad Irfan, Ammar Mushtaq, Kauser Jabeen
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2020-03-01
Series:	Journal of Fungi
Subjects:	chronic pulmonary aspergillosis structural lung diseases developing country pakistan
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2309-608X/6/2/41

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