Risk Factors for Aspergillosis
| About risk factors: Risk factors for Aspergillosis are factors that do not seem to be a direct cause of the disease, but seem to be associated in some way. Having a risk factor for Aspergillosis makes the chances of getting a condition higher but does not always lead to Aspergillosis. Also, the absence of any risk factors or having a protective factor does not necessarily guard you against getting Aspergillosis. For general information and a list of risk factors, see the risk center. |
Risk factor list: The list of risk factors mentioned for Aspergillosis in various sources includes:
- Immunocompromise
- Granulocytopenia
- Hematologic malignancy
- Hematopoietic stem cell transplant
- Organ transplant recipients
- High-dose corticosteroids
- HIV
Risk factors discussion:
Persons with severe, prolonged granulocytopenia
(e.g., hematologic malignancy, hematopoietic stem cell and
solid organ transplant recipients, and patients on high-dose
corticosteroids). Rarely, persons with HIV infection.1
Footnotes:
1. excerpt from Aspergillosis: DBMD
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