10-Year Trends in Attributable and Contributable Mortality of Culture-Positive Invasive Aspergillosis in Patients with Hematologic Malignancies: Have We Reached the "Ceiling Efficacy Effect" of Modern Antifungals?

Szvalb, Ariel D; Wurster, Sebastian; Matsuo, Takahiro; John, Teny M; Stewart, Adam G; Cho, Sung-Yeon; Jiang, Ying; Kontoyiannis, Dimitrios P · Clin Infect Dis · 2026

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Abstract

Given competing death causalities among hematological malignancy patients with invasive aspergillosis (IA), we assessed IA-attributable, contributable, and all-cause mortalities in patients with culture-confirmed IA. Although attributable mortality decreased, contributable and all-cause mortalities remained high. Our data suggest that improving survival would require host augmentation, in addition to improved antifungals.