Pulmonary Aspergillosis Caused by<i>Aspergillus fischeri var. spinosus</i>: Report of a Case and Value of Serologic Studies

Jay D. Gerber, Joseph Chomicki, John W. Brandsberg, Robert Jones, Kenneth J. Hammerman

American Journal of Clinical Pathology · 1973 · 33 citations · 0 references

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Abstract

This paper presents a case of pulmonary aspergillosis caused by Aspergillus fischeri var. spinosus, a rarely encountered organism. Serologic testing using complement fixation, immunodiffusion, and Immunoelectrophoresis showed a high degree of specificity for A. fischeri compared with other Aspergillus species.