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A Diagnostic Approach to Fungal Pneumonia

Azar, Marwan M.

Chest, 2024-03, Vol.165 (3), p.559-572 [Periódico revisado por pares]

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A Diagnostic Approach to Fungal Pneumonia
Autor: Azar, Marwan M.
Assuntos: diagnostics ; dimorphic ; fungal infection ; mold ; pneumonia ; pretest probability ; yeast
É parte de: Chest, 2024-03, Vol.165 (3), p.559-572
Descrição: Although bacteria significantly exceed fungi as the most common cause of lower respiratory tract infection, the incidence of fungal pneumonia is increasing because of a growing at-risk population of immunocompromised individuals as well as anthropogenic global heating and environmental disruption. When a patient presents with a clinical syndrome of pneumonia, a constellation of factors must be considered to determine the probability of a fungal pneumonia, including host factors, epidemiologic exposures, suggestive radiographic patterns, and the presence of a non-resolving pneumonia. In addition, knowledge of clinically important fungal pathogens, their epidemiology, and associated clinical syndromes are key in guiding appropriate diagnostic testing and result interpretation, and ultimately rendering a correct diagnosis of a fungal pneumonia. This article aims to provide a framework for the evaluation and appropriate diagnostic testing of patients with suspected fungal pneumonia.
Editor: Elsevier Inc
Idioma: Inglês

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