Diagnosis and Management of Aspergillus Diseases - Executive Summary of the 2017 ESCMID-ECMM-ERS Guideline

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Executive summary presenting the diagnosis and clinical management of Aspergillus diseases based on the 2017 ESCMID-ECMM-ERS guideline. The document synthesizes key recommendations intended to support consistent decision-making across healthcare settings, with emphasis on practical diagnostic approaches and structured management strategies. Authored by an international expert group, it provides an accessible overview of guideline content for clinicians involved in mycology, infectious diseases, and related specialties.

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Pages190

Reading Time1 h 7 min

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Diagnosis and Management of Aspergillus Diseases: Executive Summary of the 2017 ESCMID-ECMM-ERS Guideline Andrew J. Ullmann1,61,62, Jose M. Aguado2,61,62, Sevtap Arikan-Akdagli3,61,62, David W. Denning4,5,6,62, Andreas H. Groll7,61,62, Katrien Lagrou8,61,62, Cornelia Lass-Flörl9,61,62, Russel E. Lewis10,61, Patricia Munoz11,12,13,61,64, Paul E. Verweij14,61,62, Adilia Warris15,61,62, Florence Ader16,17,63, Murat Akova18,61,62, Maiken C. Arendrup19,61,62, Rosemary A. Barnes20,,62, Catherine Beigelman-Aubry21,63, Stijn Blot22,23,63, Emilio Bouza11,12, 13,61,62, Roger J. M. Brüggemann24,61, Dieter Buchheidt25,61,62, Jacques Cadranel26,63, Elio Castagnola27,61, Arunaloke Chakrabarti28,62, Manuel Cuenca-Estrella29,61,62, George Dimopoulos30,63, Jesus Fortun31,61,62, Jean-Pierre Gangneux32,61,62, Jorge Garbino33,61,62, Werner J. Heinz1,61,62, Raoul Herbrecht34,61, Claus P. Heussel352, Christopher C. Kibbler36,62, Nikolai Klimko37,62, Bart Jan Kullberg24,61,62, Christoph Lange38,39,40,63, Thomas Lehrnbecher41,62, Jürgen Löffler1,61,62, Olivier Lortholary42,61,62, Johan Maertens43,61,62, Oscar Marchetti44,61,62, Jacques F. Meis45,61,62, Livio Pagano46,62, Patricia Ribaud47, Malcolm Richardson4,61,62, Emmanuel Roilides48,49,61,62, Markus Ruhnke50,61,62, Maurizio Sanguinetti51,61,62, Donald C. Sheppard52,61,62, János Sinkó53,61, Anna Skiada54,61,62, Maria J. G. T. Vehreschild55,56,57,62, Claudio Viscoli58,61,62, Oliver A. Cornely55,57,59,60,61,62,64 1 Department of Infectious Diseases, Hematology and Oncology, University Hospital Wuerzburg, Wuerzburg, Germany 2 Infectious Diseases Unit, University Hospital Madrid, Madrid, Spain 3 Department of Medical Microbiology, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey 4 The National Aspergillosis Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, ECMM Excellence Center of Medical Mycology, Manchester, United Kingdom 5 The University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom 6 Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, Manchester, United Kingdom 7 Department of Paediatric Hematology/Oncology, Center for Bone Marrow Transplantation, University Children's Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany 8 Department of Microbiology and Immunology, ECMM Excellence Center of Medical Mycology, University Hospital Leuven, Leuven, Belgium 9 Institute of Hygiene, Microbiology and Social Medicine, ECMM Excellence Center of Medical Mycology, Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria 10 Infectious Diseases Clinic, Sant’Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy 11 Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain 12 CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias - CIBERES (CB06/06/0058), Madrid Spain 13 Medicine Department, School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain 14 Department of Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Medical Centre, Center of Expertise in Mycology Radboudumc/CWZ, ECMM Excellence Center of Medical Mycology, Nijmegen, Netherlands 15 MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, Institute of Medical Sciences, University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, United Kingdom 16 Department of Infectious Diseases, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France 17 Inserm 1111, French International Centre for Infectious Diseases Research (CIRI), Université Claude Bernard Lyon 1, Lyon, France 18 Department of Medicine, Section of Infectious Diseases, Hacettepe University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey 19 Department Microbiological Surveillance and Research, Statens Serum Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark 20 Department of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Institute of Infection and Immunity, School of Medicine, Cardiff University, Cardiff, UK 21 Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois (CHUV), Lausanne, Switzerland 22 Department of Internal Medicine, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium 23 Burns, Trauma and Critical Care Research Centre, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia 24 Radb

FAQs

What guideline does this executive summary draw on?

It is based on the 2017 ESCMID-ECMM-ERS guideline for diagnosis and management of Aspergillus diseases.

Who is responsible for the recommendations summarized in the document?

The summary is authored by an international panel of experts listed across multiple affiliated medical institutions.

What does the executive summary focus on?

It focuses on practical guidance for diagnosing and managing Aspergillus diseases, presented as a concise overview of the full guideline recommendations.

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