Post-influenza aspergillosis, do not underestimate influenza B
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Post-influenza aspergillosis, do not underestimate influenza B
Our objective is to highlight and focus on post-influenza aspergillosis, triggered by influenza B virus. This relatively new clinical entity is often associated with a fulminant course of respiratory decline and high mortality. A 51-year immunocompetent woman, without any medical history or risk factors for developing a complicated influenza infection, was admitted to the intensive care unit. D...
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عنوان ژورنال: Infection and Drug Resistance
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1178-6973
DOI: 10.2147/idr.s122390