TY - JOUR AU - Vinh, Donald C. AU - Shea, Yvonne R. AU - Jones, Pamela A. AU - Freeman, Alexandra F. AU - Zelazny, Adrian AU - Holland, Steven M. T1 - Chronic Invasive Aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus viridinutans T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2009 VL - 15 IS - 8 SP - 1292 SN - 1080-6059 AB - Aspergillus viridinutans, a mold phenotypically resembling A. fumigatus, was identified by gene sequence analyses from 2 patients. Disease was distinct from typical aspergillosis, being chronic and spreading in a contiguous manner across anatomical planes. We emphasize the recognition of fumigati-mimetic molds as agents of chronic or refractory aspergillosis. KW - aspergillosis KW - chronic KW - contiguous KW - disseminated KW - invasive KW - Aspergillus KW - viridinutans KW - fumigatus KW - fungi KW - dispatch KW - United States DO - 10.3201/eid1508.090251 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/15/8/09-0251_article ER - End of Reference