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CORRECTION article

Front. Med., 29 August 2025

Sec. Pulmonary Medicine

Volume 12 - 2025 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1685872

Correction: Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary Aspergillus infection secondary to empyema complicated with lung cancer: a case report

This article is a correction to:

  1. Diagnosis and Treatment of Pulmonary Aspergillus Infection Secondary to Empyema Complicated with Lung Cancer: A Case Report

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Chen Zhu&#x;Chen Zhu†Xiuli Liu&#x;Xiuli Liu†Ying GuYing GuYuyao Shen Yuyao Shen*Tingshu Jiang Tingshu Jiang*
  • Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Yantai Yuhuangding Hospital, Yantai, China

A Correction on
Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary Aspergillus infection secondary to empyema complicated with lung cancer: a case report

by Zhu, C., Liu, X., Gu, Y., Shen, Y., and Jiang, T. (2025). Front. Med. 12:1660190. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1660190

The reference details for (2), (9), (10), and (11) were erroneously written as:

2. Wu T, Li P, Wang M, Wang Q, et al. Pulmonary solid tumor with coexisting pulmonary aspergillosis: case reports and literature review. Clin Respir J. 2017;11(1):3-12. doi: 10.1111/crj.12345

9. Smith J Brown A Johnson R Kirkevold Ø Halvorsen TO. Fungal empyema in lung cancer patients: a retrospective analysis. J Thorac Oncol. (2023) 18:123–30. doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2023.01.012

10. Lee H Kim S Park J Park JE Jung SS Na JO et al. Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis complicated by empyema in non-small cell lung cancer: a case series. Mycopathologia. (2022) 187:259–69. doi: 10.1007/s11046-022-00623-y, PMID: 35314920

11. Wang X Liu Y Chen Z Zhou C Zhang J Chen Q et al. Combined antifungal and antitumor therapy for aspergillus empyema in lung cancer: a retrospective analysis. Front Oncol. (2022) 12:876543. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.876543

It should be Wu et al. (2), Nigo et al. (9), Koulenti et al. (10), and Marr et al. (11).

The correct references are as follows:

2. Wu T, Li P, Wang M, Wang Q, Shi Y, Su X. Pulmonary solid tumor with coexisting pulmonary aspergillosis: case reports and literature review. Clin Respir J. (2017) 11:3–12. doi: 10.1111/crj.12294

9. Nigo M, Vial MR, Munita JM, Jiang Y, Tarrand J, Jimenez CA, et al. Fungal empyema thoracis in cancer patients. J Infect. (2016) 72:615–21. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2016.02.014

10. Koulenti D, Garnacho-Montero J, Blot S. Approach to invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in critically ill patients. Curr Opin Infect Dis. (2014) 27:174–83. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000043

11. Marr KA, Boeckh M, Carter RA, Kim HW, Corey L. Combination antifungal therapy for invasive aspergillosis. Clin Infect Dis. (2004) 39:797–802. doi: 10.1086/423380

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References

2. Wu T, Li P, Wang M, Wang Q, Shi Y, Su X. Pulmonary solid tumor with coexisting pulmonary aspergillosis: case reports and literature review. Clin Respir J. (2017) 11:3–12. doi: 10.1111/crj.12294

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9. Nigo M, Vial MR, Munita JM, Jiang Y, Tarrand J, Jimenez CA, et al. Fungal empyema thoracis in cancer patients. J Infect. (2016) 72:615–21. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2016.02.014

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10. Koulenti D, Garnacho-Montero J, Blot S. Approach to invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in critically ill patients. Curr Opin Infect Dis. (2014) 27:174–83. doi: 10.1097/QCO.0000000000000043

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11. Marr KA, Boeckh M, Carter RA, Kim HW, Corey L. Combination antifungal therapy for invasive aspergillosis. Clin Infect Dis. (2004) 39:797–802. doi: 10.1086/423380

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Keywords: lung cancer, empyema, BALF, bronchoscopic, Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis

Citation: Zhu C, Liu X, Gu Y, Shen Y and Jiang T (2025) Correction: Diagnosis and treatment of pulmonary Aspergillus infection secondary to empyema complicated with lung cancer: a case report. Front. Med. 12:1685872. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2025.1685872

Received: 14 August 2025; Accepted: 15 August 2025;
Published: 29 August 2025.

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*Correspondence: Yuyao Shen, eXRzaGVueXV5YW9AMTYzLmNvbQ==; Tingshu Jiang, ZmVuZ3FpYW95ZWJvQDE2My5jb20=

†These authors have contributed equally to this work and share first authorship

Disclaimer: All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.