Sensitisation to recombinant Aspergillus fumigatus allergens and clinical outcomes in COPD

• Main Authors: Tiew, Pei Yee, Narayana, Jayanth Kumar, Quek, Marilynn Swee Li, Ang, Yan Ying, Ko, Fanny Wai San, Poh, Mau Ern, Jaggi, Tavleen Kaur, Xu, Huiying, Thng, Kai Xian, Koh, Mariko Siyue, Tee, Augustine, Hui, David Shu Cheong, Abisheganaden, John Arputhan, Tsaneva-Atanasova, Krasimira, Chew, Fook Tim, Chotirmall, Sanjay Haresh
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Science::Medicine; Allergens; Immunoglobulin E
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/168949
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Background Variable clinical outcomes are reported with fungal sensitisation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), and it remains unclear which fungi and what allergens associate with the poorest outcomes. The use of recombinant as opposed to crude allergens for such assessment is unknown...