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Aspergillus spp. is a type of fungus that forms spores. It is normally found in soil, water, and decaying vegetation. In the hospital environment, the spores settle in some part of the ventilation system. Spores are also stirred up from cons ....

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... track. The infection then becomes systemic and is spread into multiple deep organs. Because few reliable tests are available for diagnosing pneumonia due to Aspergillus, clinicians often use a lung biopsy. Blood culture techniques fail because antibody responses in immunocompromised patients give false indications of infection. Identification of a source of the fungi is difficult, but can be determined through careful evaluation of each additional case. A better solution is to develop protected areas for high risk patients. These protected areas would have special air filtration systems that direct air flow only in certain directions. Th ...