Flu's dirty secret: study probes why ICU patients get deadly fungus

NCT ID NCT03748069

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study is trying to understand why some people with severe flu in the ICU develop a dangerous fungal lung infection called aspergillosis. Researchers will compare the immune systems of 45 flu patients and non-flu pneumonia patients in the ICU. They hope to find differences in immune cells and function that explain the higher risk.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

influenza invasive aspergillosis Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis pneumonia

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Contacts and locations

Study contacts

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Locations

  • Universitaire Ziekenhuizen Leuven

    RECRUITING

    Leuven, 3000, Belgium

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