An autopsy has confirmed that a fifth UPMC organ transplant patient had the same type of fungal infection that at least four other now-deceased UPMC patients did, according to a Tribune-Review report.

Sixto Leal, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Laboratory Medicine, UAB Pathology, has been awarded a 4-year, $2.97 million R01 grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ...

A kidney transplant patient who contracted a fungal infection while at UPMC Montefiore in Pittsburgh has died, becoming the fifth UPMC transplant patient with a fungal infection to die since 2014, ...

Tired of ads? Subscribers enjoy a distraction-free reading experience. Click here to subscribe today or Login. PITTSBURGH (AP) — An autopsy report for a transplant patient who contracted a fungal ...

Immunotherapy. 2012;4(1):107-120. Despite use of antifungal agents with in vitro activity against these molds, outcomes are poor in patients with persistent neutropenia or other immune deficits.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will hold its annual Epidemic Intelligence Service (EIS) Conference starting Tuesday, with public presentations on new public health investigations and ...

For people with weakened immune systems, common molds lurking in the environment — in the soil, along damp walls or on a forgotten apple — can cause dangerous infections deep inside the body. These ...

PITTSBURGH -- A lawsuit blames linens for causing the mold-related death of a leukemia patient at a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center hospital. Thursday's lawsuit claims that Katherine Landman's ...

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A transplant patient who contracted a fungal infection during a recent stay at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has died, making him the fifth patient with such an ...

EDMONDS — The 125 flowering baskets lining Edmonds streets have added bursts of pinks, purples and yellows downtown for decades. But as residents and other flower lovers may have noticed, park ...

NEW YORK -- Actress Tori Spelling is sharing her experience with what she calls extreme mold in her home. She said it made her family sick, "Good Morning America" reported. The "Beverly Hills, 90210" ...