aspergillosis

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The risk of invasive aspergillosis was assessed with the use of multivariate Cox regression analysis.

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  1. noun An infection or disease caused by fungi of the genus Aspergillus.

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  • Infection by breathing in the spores of the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus can cause invasive aspergillosis (IA) that can have a fatality rate approaching 90\%. —  Health News from Medical News Today
  • With the concern over this and other diseases, including salmonellosis, aspergillosis, and avian pox, which are easily transmitted at bird feeders and birdbaths, Audubon recommends: —  Shelbyville Times-Gazette Headlines
  • Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is an immunologic pulmonary disorder caused by hypersensitivity to Aspergillus fumigatus. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • The extended-spectrum triazole posaconazole appears to be more effective than fluconazole as prophylaxis among patients at risk for invasive fungal infections, particularly those due to invasive aspergillosis, according to two international, phase III trials reported in the January 25th issue of The New England Journal of Medicine. —  xml's Blinklist.com
  • Immune dysfunction permits developmental growth of inhaled spores in the human lung causing aspergillosis, a significant threat to human health in the form of allergic, and life-threatening invasive infections. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
 

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  1. aspergill(us) + -osis.

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  1. New Latin, < Aspergillus + -osis.
 

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/æspərdʒɪˈloʊsɪs/
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