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Mixed Etiology COVID-19 Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis (CAPA)—A Case Report and Brief Review of the Literature
- Source :
- Journal of Fungi, Vol 7, Iss 877, p 877 (2021), Journal of Fungi
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- MDPI AG, 2021.
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Abstract
- The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has proved to be a significant risk addition for invasive infections with Aspergillus. Even though there are plenty of data about the COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA), especially involving Aspergillus fumigatus, recent studies are presenting cases of CAPA involving more than one species of Aspergillus. We report the first case of a SARS-CoV-2 patient associating co-infection with, most likely, Aspergillus section Fumigati and Aspergillus section Flavi from Romania, and we review the existing medical literature in order to shed light upon mixed etiology cases of CAPA. Since mortality remains high in these cases, there is an acute need for more information about the interaction between SARS-CoV-2 and Aspergillus spp., and the therapies for CAPA. The emerging number of cases and the high mortality rate must be considered an incentive for future research.
- Subjects :
- Microbiology (medical)
medicine.medical_specialty
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
COVID19
QH301-705.5
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
Case Report
Plant Science
Aspergillus fumigatus
Aspergillus section Fumigati
Aspergillus section Flavi
Medicine
Biology (General)
Intensive care medicine
skin and connective tissue diseases
Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics
Aspergillus
biology
business.industry
Romania
Mortality rate
CAPA
biology.organism_classification
Pulmonary aspergillosis
IPA
Etiology
business
Medical literature
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Volume :
- 7
- Issue :
- 877
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Journal of Fungi
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....76fb2ad20f7b96f2c832967b7ded0c1d