Invasive Aspergillus fumigatus infection after Plasmodium falciparum malaria in an immuno-competent host: Case report and review of literature

Invasive fungal infection is rarely reported in association with malaria, even though malaria-associated inhibition of phagocyte function is a well-known condition. Invasive aspergillosis is frequently found in severely immuno-compromised patients but not in healthy individuals. Here, a case of pulm...

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Main Authors: Eckerle, Isabella, Ebinger, Damaris, Gotthardt, Daniel, Eberhardt, Ralf, Schnabel, Philipp A, Stremmel, Wolfgang, Junghanss, Thomas, Eisenbach, Christoph
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2009
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2724542/