A strategy based on galactomannan antigen detection and PCR for invasive pulmonary aspergillosis following influenza A (H1N1) pneumonia

Journal of Infection

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 470-473

  Guervilly, Christophe ^a   Roch, Antoine ^a   Ranque, Stéphane ^b   Forel, Jean Marie ^a   Hraiech, Sami ^a   Xeridat, François ^a   Adda, Melanie ^a   Papazian, Laurent ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITÉ   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; CASPOFUNGIN; GALACTOMANNAN; GENTAMICIN; IMIPENEM; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; VORICONAZOLE;

ADULT; ADULT RESPIRATORY DISTRESS SYNDROME; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; ASPERGILLUS NIDULANS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EXTRACORPOREAL OXYGENATION; FEMALE; FUNGUS CULTURE; HUMAN; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INVASIVE ASPERGILLOSIS; LETTER; LUNG ASPERGILLOSIS; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG LAVAGE; MALE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

ANTIGENS, FUNGAL; ASPERGILLUS; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; FEMALE; HUMANS; INVASIVE PULMONARY ASPERGILLOSIS; MALE; MANNANS;

EID: 84867335465     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: 15322742     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2012.07.007     Document Type: Letter

References (14)

1. Park S.Y., Lee S.O., Choi S.H., Sung H., Kim M.N., Choi C.M., et al. Aspergillus galactomannan antigen assay in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for diagnosis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis. J Infect 2010, 61:492-498.
2. Brun-Buisson C., Richard J.C., Mercat A., Thiébaut A.C., Brochard L. Early corticosteroids in severe influenza A/H1N1 pneumonia and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2011, 183:1200-1206. REVA-SRLF A/H1N1v 2009 Registry Group.
3. Meersseman W., Lagrou K., Maertens J., Wilmer A., Hermans G., Vanderschueren S., et al. Invasive aspergillosis in the intensive care unit. Clin Infect Dis 2007, 45:205-216.
4. De Pauw B., Walsh T.J., Donnelly J.P., Stevens D.A., Edwards J.E., Calandra T., et al. Revised Definitions of Invasive Fungal disease from the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer/Invasive Fungal Infections Cooperative Group and the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Mycoses Study Group (EORTC/MSG) Consensus Group. Clin Infect Dis 2008, 46:1813-1821. European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer/Invasive Fungal Infections Cooperative Group; National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Mycoses Study Group (EORTC/MSG) Consensus Group.
5. Garcia-Vidal C., Barba P., Arnan M., Moreno A., Ruiz-Camps I., Gudiol C., et al. Invasive aspergillosis complicating pandemic influenza A (H1N1) infection in severely immunocompromised patients. Clin Infect Dis 2011, 53:e16-e19.
6. Lat A., Bhadelia N., Miko B., Furuya E.Y., Thompson G.R. Invasive aspergillosis after pandemic (H1N1) 2009. Emerg Infect Dis 2010, 16:971-973.
7. Clancy C.J., Nguyen M.H. Acute community-acquired pneumonia due to Aspergillus inpresumably immunocompetent hosts: clues for recognition of a rare but fatal disease. Chest 1998, 114:629-634.
8. Gill J.R., Sheng Z.M., Ely S.F., Guinee D.G., Beasley M.B., Suh J., et al. Pulmonary pathologic findings of fatal 2009 pandemic influenza A/H1N1 viral infections. Arch Pathol Lab Med 2010, 134:235-243.
9. Cao B., Li X.W., Mao Y., Wang J., Lu H.Z., Chen Y.S., et al. Clinical features of the initial cases of 2009 pandemic influenza A (H1N1) virus infection in China. N Engl J Med 2009, 361:2507-2517. National Influenza A Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Clinical Investigation Group of China.
10. Merekoulias G., Alexopoulos E.C., Belezos T., Panagiotopoulou E., Jelastopulu D.M. Lymphocyte to monocyte ratio as a screening tool for influenza. PLoS Curr 2010, 29. RRN1154.
11. Perez-Padilla R., de la Rosa-Zamboni D., Ponce de Leon S., Hernandez M., Quiñones-Falconi F., Bautista E., et al. Pneumonia and respiratory failure from swine-origin influenza A (H1N1) in Mexico. N Engl J Med 2009, 361:680-689. INER Working Group on Influenza.
12. Boonsarngsuk V., Niyompattama A., Teosirimongkol C., Sriwanichrak K. False-positive serum and bronchoalveolar lavage Aspergillus galactomannan assays caused by different antibiotics. Scand J Infect Dis 2010, 42:461-468.
13. Sun W., Wang K., Gao W., Su X., Qian Q., Lu X., et al. Evaluation of PCR on bronchoalveolar lavage fluid for diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis: a bivariate metaanalysis and systematic review. PLoS One 2011, 6:e28467.
14. Park S.Y., Lim C., Lee S.O., Choi S.H., Kim Y.S., Woo J.H., et al. Computed tomography findings in invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in non-neutropenic transplant recipients and neutropenic patients, and their prognostic value. J Infect 2011, 63:447-456.