Antibody-guided in vivo imaging of Aspergillus fumigatus lung infections during antifungal azole treatment

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is a life-threatening fungal lung disease devoid of specific rapid diagnosis and with limited therapeutic options. Here, the authors show how state-of-the-art imaging approaches can enable specific diagnosis and therapy monitoring of this infection.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Sophie Henneberg, Anja Hasenberg, Andreas Maurer, Franziska Neumann, Lea Bornemann, Irene Gonzalez-Menendez, Andreas Kraus, Mike Hasenberg, Christopher R. Thornton, Bernd J. Pichler, Matthias Gunzer, Nicolas Beziere
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21965-z
Description
Summary:Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is a life-threatening fungal lung disease devoid of specific rapid diagnosis and with limited therapeutic options. Here, the authors show how state-of-the-art imaging approaches can enable specific diagnosis and therapy monitoring of this infection.
ISSN:2041-1723