Steroids After Invasive Aspergillosis Onset May Raise Mortality Risk

Chronic corticosteroid use can increase the risk for developing invasive aspergillosis (IA). But what if patients already have an Aspergillus infection?

“Although there is robust preclinical evidence showing that corticosteroids have a deleterious effect in the natural history of invasive aspergillosis [Infect Immun 2005;73(1):494-503], there have not been many clinical studies focusing on the impact of continuing corticosteroids on outcome in patients who developed invasive