Concomitant Presence of Aspergillus Species and Mycobacterium Species in the Respiratory Tract of Patients: Underestimated Co-occurrence?

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

Aspergillus and Mycobacterium are opportunistic pathogens that can cause severe pulmonary diseases. To date, the clinical significance of their concomitant isolation and potential interactions in the lung remains poorly understood. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalence of their concomitant isolation from respiratory samples, and to depict the related clinical and microbiological characteristics.

Methods

A retrospective monocentric study was conducted from January 2011 to December 2017, including all in-patients from whom positive cultures of Aspergillus and Mycobacterium were obtained on respiratory samples within a 3-month period. Clinical, radiological and laboratory data were analyzed. Patients were categorized by a clin

SUBMITTER: Delliere S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6967598 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature