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Infectious diseases / Original Article
Aspergillus positivity in lower respiratory specimens as a predictor of poor prognosis in invasive pulmonary aspergillosis
Ka Eun Kim, Jung Soo Son, Hyeon Jae Jo, Chan Mi Lee, Jae Hyeon Park, Chang Kyung Kang, Taek Soo Kim, Pyoeng Gyun Choe, Wan Beom Park, Nam Joong Kim
Korean J Intern Med. 2026;41(6):1126-1137. Published online November 1, 2026
Background/Aims: In patients with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA), the clinical significance of culture positivity is unclear. Here we evaluated whether Aspergillus isolation from lower respiratory tract (LRT) specimens was associated with greater disease severity and higher mortality ..
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