Diagnostics

Illustration of a laboratory scientist examining Aspergillus cultures alongside PCR results and a lung CT scan

New Tests for Aspergillosis: How Emerging Technologies Could Improve Diagnosis

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Illustration of a chest CT scan, sputum sample and blood tests used to investigate Aspergillus lung infections.

How Doctors Diagnose Aspergillus Lung Infections

Medical illustration comparing healthy lungs, ageing lungs with reduced elastic recoil, ABPA and bronchiectasis with airway inflammation and mucus, and pulmonary fibrosis with stiffened lung tissue.

Do Our Lungs Become Less Elastic as We Age? What Aspergillosis Changes

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Medical illustration comparing lung cavities in chronic pulmonary aspergillosis before and after treatment, showing reduced inflammation with a persistent cavity.

Can Lung Cavities Heal in Aspergillosis? Understanding Recovery and Treatment

Chart showing quality-of-life concerns reported by 55 people with chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) in a 2021 patient survey, including fatigue, breathlessness and loss of fitness.

What Worries People with CPA Most? Patients Tell Us

Living with CPA: What…

Chart showing quality-of-life concerns reported by 104 people with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) in a 2021 patient-community survey.

What Worries People with ABPA Most? 104 Patients Tell Us

Living with ABPA: What…

Woman living well with ABPA, with a gentle illustration of the lungs and airways

ABPA Diagnosis: Why It Is Not Just an IgE Test—and How a New Score May Help

Clinician discussing a blood sample with a patient during a respiratory clinic appointment.

A rapid blood test that can support earlier diagnosis of CPA

Respiratory nurse explaining a sputum test result to a patient during a clinic appointment

Understanding sputum results: bacteria, fungi and Aspergillus

Patient having a spirometry lung function test with a healthcare professional

Lung function tests