Publications

airborne aspergillus fumigatus levels outside and within a large clinical center.	most considerations of aspergillus fumigatus prevalence have implied that patterns of occurrence observed within london hospitals are generally applicable. since prevalence data are almost nonexistent elsewhere, this assumption remains untested. to provide a comparison relevant to north america, we have monitored thermotolerant fungi outside as well as at two sites within the university hospital, ann arbor, michigan, during one year. collections were made with paired andersen samplers and malt a ...	1978	350933
spinal and paraspinal infections associated with contaminated methylprednisolone acetate injections - michigan, 2012-2013.	as of may 6, 2013, michigan had reported 167 (52%) of the 320 paraspinal or spinal infections without meningitis associated with the 2012-2013 fungal meningitis outbreak nationally. although the index patient had a laboratory-confirmed aspergillus fumigatus infection, the fungus most often identified, including in unopened vials of methylprednisolone acetate (mpa), remains exserohilum rostratum, a common black mold found on plants and in soil. exposures have occurred through epidural, paraspinal ...	2013	23677044
preliminary laboratory report of fungal infections associated with contaminated methylprednisolone injections.	in september 2012, the centers for disease control and prevention (cdc) initiated an outbreak investigation of fungal infections linked to injection of contaminated methylprednisolone acetate (mpa). between 2 october 2012 and 14 february 2013, the cdc laboratory received 799 fungal isolates or human specimens, including cerebrospinal fluid (csf), synovial fluid, and abscess tissue, from 469 case patients in 19 states. a novel broad-range pcr assay and dna sequencing were used to evaluate these s ...	2013	23761142