Community-acquired invasive aspergillosis and outdoor filamentous fungal spore load: a relationship?

M-P Brenier-Pinchart; B Lebeau; J-L Borel; J-L Quesada; M R Mallaret; F Garban; J-P Brion; L Molina; J-L Bosson; A Thiebaut-Bertrand; R Grillot; H Pelloux

doi:10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03523.x

Community-acquired invasive aspergillosis and outdoor filamentous fungal spore load: a relationship?

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2011 Sep;17(9):1387-90. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03523.x. Epub 2011 Jul 11.

Authors

M-P Brenier-Pinchart¹, B Lebeau, J-L Borel, J-L Quesada, M R Mallaret, F Garban, J-P Brion, L Molina, J-L Bosson, A Thiebaut-Bertrand, R Grillot, H Pelloux

Affiliation

¹ Parasitologie-Mycologie, Pôle de Biologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Grenoble, Grenoble, France. [email protected]

PMID: 21745256
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03523.x

Abstract

The daily number of outdoor spores was counted and the cases of community-acquired invasive aspergillosis (IA) were observed over a period of 31 months. The outdoor fungal load preceding IA occurrences was significantly higher than that measured during IA-free periods, underlining the importance of preventive measures to protect high-risk patients, even at home.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Air Microbiology*
Aspergillosis / microbiology*
Aspergillosis / transmission
Colony Count, Microbial
Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology*
Community-Acquired Infections / transmission
Cross Infection / microbiology*
Cross Infection / transmission
Humans
Incidence
Prospective Studies
Spores, Fungal