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Long Term Chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa Airway Infection in Mice
Published on: March 17, 2014
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis/pseudomonas.
Menaka Mahendran1, Daniel Urbine2
1Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, Florida, USA mbabusuk@gmail.com.
Surgical intervention can be life-saving for patients with extensive invasive pulmonary aspergillosis and Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections, even with aggressive antifungal therapy. This case highlights the importance of considering surgery for severe fungal and bacterial lung disease.
Area of Science:
- Pulmonology
- Infectious Diseases
- Thoracic Surgery
Background:
- Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa pneumonia are serious infections with high mortality rates.
- Patients with chronic necrotising aspergillosis and recurrent bacterial pneumonias are at increased risk for severe lung infections.
- Aggressive antifungal therapy does not always prevent disease progression in IPA.
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