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Culture, molecular testing, antigen detection, and histopathology usually confirm the diagnosis; ~40% of cases of invasive aspergillosis are diagnosed only at autopsy.

Treatment: Aspergillosis

  • See Table 106-1 for recommended treatments and doses.
    • - The duration of treatment for pts with invasive aspergillosis varies from ~3 months to years, depending on the host and the response.
    • - Chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis probably requires treatment for life.
  • Surgical treatment is important for some forms of aspergillosis (e.g., maxillary sinus fungal ball; single aspergilloma; invasive disease of bone, heart valve, brain, or sinuses).

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Section 7. Infectious Diseases