Aspergillus Infection and Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Support

Conclusions: Aspergillus infection/colonization is associated with a 70% overall mortality among patients supported on ECMO. The ELSO registry data confirms that Aspergillus infection among ECMO supported patients occurs often in hosts who do not have known immunodeficiencies. The case stresses the need for a high level of suspicion for Aspergillus infection in nonimproving lung disease in patients on ECMO support.

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Source: Journal of Intensive Care Medicine - May 13, 2013 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Garcia, X., Mian, A., Mendiratta, P., Gupta, P., Rycus, P., Prodhan, P. Tags: Case Report Source Type: research