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The biological significance of these infections is unknown.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We aimed to evaluate longitudinal associations between Aspergillus infections and lung disease in young children with CF.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Longitudinal data on 330 children participating in the Australian Respiratory Early Surveillance Team for Cystic Fibrosis surveillance program between 2000 and 2018 who underwent annual chest computed tomography (CT) imaging and BAL were used to determine the association between Aspergillus infections and the progression of structural lung disease. Results were adjusted for the effects of other common infections, associated variables, and repeated visits. Secondary outcomes included inflammatory markers in BAL, respiratory symptoms, and admissions for exacerbations.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Measurements and Main Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Haemophilus influenzae, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Aspergillus infections were all associated with worse CT scores in the same year (P \u00a0overall\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.05). Only P. aeruginosa and Aspergillus were associated with progression in CT scores in the year after an infection and worse CT scores at the end of the observation period. P. aeruginosa was most significantly associated with development of bronchiectasis (difference, 0.9; 95% confidence interval, 0.3\u20131.6; P\u2009=\u20090.003) and Aspergillus with trapped air (difference, 3.2; 95% confidence interval, 1.0\u20135.4; P\u2009=\u20090.004). Aspergillus infections were also associated with markers of neutrophilic inflammation (P\u2009&amp;lt;\u20090.001) and respiratory admissions risk (P\u2009=\u20090.008).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Lower respiratory Aspergillus infections are associated with the progression of structural lung disease in young children with CF. This study highlights the need to further evaluate early Aspergillus species infections and the feasibility, risk, and benefit of eradication regimens.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1164\/rccm.201908-1585oc","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2019,11,20]],"date-time":"2019-11-20T16:58:28Z","timestamp":1574269108000},"page":"688-696","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1164\/crossmarkpolicies","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":65,"title":["<i>Aspergillus<\/i>\n                    Infections and Progression of Structural Lung Disease in Children with Cystic Fibrosis"],"prefix":"10.1093","volume":"201","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-4775-9095","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Oded","family":"Breuer","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Telethon Kids Institute and"},{"name":"Department of Pediatrics, Pediatric Pulmonary Unit, Hadassah-Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel"},{"name":"Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Andre","family":"Schultz","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Telethon Kids Institute and"},{"name":"Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine and"},{"name":"Division of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Luke W.","family":"Garratt","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Telethon Kids Institute and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lidija","family":"Turkovic","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Telethon Kids Institute and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tim","family":"Rosenow","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Telethon Kids Institute and"},{"name":"Division of Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Conor P.","family":"Murray","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Perth Children\u2019s Hospital, Perth, Western Australia, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yuliya V.","family":"Karpievitch","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Telethon Kids Institute and"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Lauren","family":"Akesson","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Telethon Kids Institute and"},{"name":"Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia"},{"name":"Victorian Clinical Genetics Services, Murdoch Children\u2019s Research Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Samuel","family":"Dalton","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Children\u2019s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Peter D.","family":"Sly","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Children\u2019s Health and Environment Program, Child Health Research Centre, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Sarath","family":"Ranganathan","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia"},{"name":"Department of Respiratory Medicine, Royal Children\u2019s Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia"},{"name":"Murdoch Children\u2019s Research Institute, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; 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