| BLASTn | Basic local alignment search tool nucleotide |
| CAPA | COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis |
| CFU | Colony-forming units |
| CPA | Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis |
| DRBC | Dichloran rose bengal chloramphenicol agar |
| eDNA | Environmental DNA |
| EUCAST | European Committee on Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing |
| HEPA | High-efficiency particulate air |
| HTS | High-touch surfaces |
| IAPA | Influenza-associated pulmonary aspergillosis |
| ICU | Intensive care unit |
| IPA | Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis |
| ITS | Internal transcribed spacers |
| LCA | Lowest common ancestor |
| LF | La Fe hospital |
| NCBI | National Center for Biotechnology Information |
| OTU | Operational taxonomic unit |
| qPCR | Quantitative polymerase chain reaction |
| SDCA | Sabouraud dextrose chloramphenicol agar |
| SO | Severo Ochoa hospital |
| VR | Virgen del Rocio hospital |
| WHO | World Health Organization |