Report of 38 cases of tracheobronchitis in non-immunocompromised patients with dual isolation of Aspergillus in lower respiratory tract samples.

Introduction: Aspergillus tracheobronchitis is an uncommon manifestation of Aspergillus infection. This study retrospectively analysed patients presenting tracheobronchitis among non-neutropenic/non-transplant adult patients with at least two valuable cultures of respiratory samples yielding Aspergillus spp. in Spanish hospitals.

Clinical features of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis vs. colonization in COPD patients distributed by gold stage.

Objective: To explore clinical features of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) vs. colonization among hospitalized COPD patients.

Methods: Records of COPD patients with two respiratory cultures yielding Aspergillus were retrospectively reviewed.