ASPERGILLOSIS
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Fungal infection by Aspergillus presents
a major challenge, particularly in the patient with a suppressed
immune system (immunocompromised). Hospitals and government health
agencies continually seek ways to minimize exposure for hospitalized
patients. Practical suggestions are minimal but include moving leaf
piles away from the house. Unfortunately, overall avoidance of this
fungus is all but impossible because it is present in the
environment virtually everywhere. Research efforts are being
directed at enhancing patients' resistance to Aspergillus rather
than trying to eliminate exposure to the fungus. Given the growing
number of people with immune disorders or whose immune systems have
been suppressed in the course of treating another disease, research
and clinical trials for new antifungal agents will be increasingly
important in the future. |
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