Livingstone Chishimba specialises in aspergillosis (amongst other things) and works at the National Aspergillosis Centre, Manchester, UK.
This is a regular monthly support meeting held at the NAC for patients living with aspergillosis.
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National Aspergillosis Centre Doctor Livingstone Chishimba holds a Q&A session
1. LED BY GRAHAM ATHERTON SUPPORTED BY GEORGINA POWELL, MARIE KIRWAN & DEBBIE KENNEDY NAC CENTRE MANAGER CHRIS HARRIS TALK GIVEN BY LIVINGSTONE CHISHIMBA CLINICAL FELLOW AT THE NATIONAL ASPERGILLOSIS CENTRE NATIONAL ASPERGILLOSIS CENTRE UHSM MANCHESTER Support Meeting for Aspergillosis Patients Fungal Research Trust
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3. Patient meeting -Q &A Dr Livingstone Chishimba University Hospital of South Manchester
17. EU caseload of aspergillosis Immune dysfunction Frequency of aspergillosis Immune hyperactivity Frequency of aspergillosis Subacute Invasive Aspergilloma Chronic cavitary Chronic fibrosing Locally invasive . After Casadevall & Pirofski, Infect Immun 1999;67:3703 30,000 - 70,000 cases ~7,500 cases ABPA Severe asthma with fungal sensitisation Allergic sinusitis Acute Invasive
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19. Incidence of Cryptococcus gattii infection British Columbia, Canada Source: BC Centre for Disease Control 2007 Cases per 100,000 population Average incidence 1999–2006: Vancouver Island: 2.8 cases per 100,000 Mainland: 0.65 cases per 100,000
20. Likely ABPA caseload 1%+ of adult asthmatics attending clinic have ABPA In UK - ~5,000,000 with asthma, >3M adults In Europe - >17,000,000 adults with asthma ~ 150,000 adults with ABPA in Europe ~12% of those with CF have ABPA EU CF population ~150,000 = ~ 17,500 patients
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