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ArticleJournal of clinical microbiology2014

Aerial prevalence of Aspergillus calidoustus isolates in and around a tertiary care hospital in Kuwait and assessment of their pathogenicity.

Ziauddin Khan, Suhail Ahmad, Leena Joseph

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Article in Journal of clinical microbiology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 authors.

Ziauddin KhanDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait zkhan@hsc.edu.kw.
Suhail AhmadDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait.
Leena JosephDepartment of Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat, Kuwait.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Seven Aspergillus calidoustus isolates from 486 Aspergillus spp. isolates (1.4% overall prevalence) from outdoor/indoor air samples and one isolate from the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid of a patient with pneumonia were obtained. These 8 isolates exhibited reduced susceptibility to triazoles. Preliminary pathogenicity data from BALB/c mice suggest that A. calidoustus can persist in tissues for long periods without causing mortality. Further studies using graded doses of inoculum and immunosuppression models are warranted to gain an understanding of the factors associated with its pathogenicity and virulence.

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Air MicrobiologyAnimalsAntifungal AgentsAspergillusBronchoalveolar Lavage FluidDNA, FungalHumansKuwaitMice, Inbred BALB CMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMolecular Sequence DataPrevalencePulmonary AspergillosisSequence Analysis, DNATertiary Care CentersTriazolesAntifungal AgentsDNA, FungalTriazoles

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PMID24920775
PMCPMC4313181

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