Two patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease recently died due to the presence of a drug-resistant pathogen called Aspergillus lentulus during the treatment at AIIMS.

Both patients -- one in 50s and the other in 40s -- were suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. They were admitted to the Delhi AIIMS, said a case report published in the Indian Journal of Medical Microbiology (IJMM).