<![CDATA[The Aspergillus website - updates]]> <![CDATA[The first Aspergillosis Meeting for Patients has been held in Rome and was a great success]]> Aspergillus Blog]]> <![CDATA[<a href="http://www.idsociety.org/jointresearchawards.htm">IDSA ERF/NFID Joint Research Awards</a> are available to young researchers. Deadline for application is 12 February 2010.]]> Research directory section]]> <![CDATA[New antifungal leaps its latest hurdle: Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. (SIX:BSLN) announces that based on a futility analysis of the isavuconazole phase III trial for the treatment of invasive Aspergillus infections, the Independent Data Safety Monitoring Board (IDSMB) has recommended the continuation of the study.]]> Aspergillus Blog]]> <![CDATA[A patient (PT NC) with CPA develops a severe exacerbation of pre-existing psoriasis on treatment with posaconazole. On discontinuation of the posaconazole and a 2 week treatment with steroids the psoriasis showed significant improvement, (6 images).]]> Medical images section|(Registration required)]]> <![CDATA[An eleven page extract dealing with Aspergillus fumigatus from the 1896 book "Traité de parasitologie animale et végétale appliquée à la médecine" by Moniez is available as a pdf.]]> History section]]> <![CDATA[The 1893 book "Recherches cliniques et expérimentales sur la pseudo-tuberculose aspergillaire" by Dr Louis Rénon is available as a pdf. Rénon reports on his studies prompted by cases of aspergillosis in pigeon fatteners ("gaveurs de pigeon").]]> History section]]> <![CDATA[Controlling insect numbers using fungi ]]> Aspergillus Blog]]> <![CDATA[A 20 page extract dealing with genus Aspergillus from the 1904 publication "Les champignons parasites de l'homme et des animaux " by Fernand Guéguen has been added.]]> History section]]> <![CDATA[The 2009 review paper "Antifungal Prophylaxis in Liver Transplant Recipients" is available.]]> Library (Articles) section]]> <![CDATA[Rolleston and Latham's review "Pulmonary Aspergillosis" from Volume 5 of "A System of Medicine", published in 1909, has been added.]]> History section]]> <![CDATA[Aspergillosis Meeting for Patients, February 3rd 2010, Rome, Italy. Ask our experts a question <a href="mailto:admin@aspergillus.org.uk?subject=AAA question">here</a> and we will try to get it answered during the meeting if time allows.]]> Patients website]]> <![CDATA[Host-derived lipids and oxylipins are crucial signals in modulating mycotoxin production by fungi. A review.]]> Library (Articles) section]]> <![CDATA[The paper "Designing voriconazole treatment for racing pigeons: balancing between hepatic enzyme auto induction and toxicity" has been added to the Veterinary section. The oral dosage schedules considered most appropriate are detailed.]]> Veterinary section]]> <![CDATA[Some images of heavily blood stained sputum from a patient with chronic pulmonary aspergillosis and aspergillomas, can be viewed in the image library under CPA images (PT MW).]]> Medical images section|(Registration required)]]> <![CDATA[The Veterinary section now includes the paper "Clinicopathologic and diagnostic imaging characteristics of systemic aspergillosis in 30 dogs". The authors found that Aspergillus deflectus and A. terreus were the principal infectious agents in the case series.]]> Veterinary section]]> <![CDATA[Monitoring of nosocomial invasive aspergillosis and early evidence of an outbreak using cumulative sum tests (CUSUM)]]> Library (Articles) section]]> <![CDATA[The paper "The effects of antifungal therapy on severe asthma with fungal sensitization and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis" has been added. From a retrospective cohort study the authors conclude both ABPA and SAFS patients benefited from antifungal therapy.]]> Library (Articles) section]]> <![CDATA[The paper "Airborne Aspergillus contamination during hospital construction works: Efficacy of protective measures" has been added. The authors conclude construction work was not significantly associated with increased airborne Aspergillus contamination, regardless of the type of air treatment system used.]]> Library (Articles) section]]> <![CDATA[4th Trends in Medical Mycology (TIMM) conference talks have been made available for 2010 via the TIMM On-Demand Video Portal]]> Education section]]> <![CDATA[Training studentship advertised in the University of Manchester entitled: Multi-modality imaging of infection and inflammation using fluorescently labelled fungi. Supervisors are Dr Peter Warn & Dr Lubomira Stateva. <b>Closing date 5th February 2010</b> ]]> Jobs section]]>