COVID-19-Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis Complicated by Severe Coronavirus Disease: Is Detection of Aspergillus in Airway Specimens Before Disease Onset an Indicator of Antifungal Prophylaxis?

A 55-year-old man was admitted for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related respiratory failure. He was treated with corticosteroids and tocilizumab in the intensive care unit. Aspergillus fumigatus (A. fumigatus) was isolated from his sputum on admission. However, no radiological findings sugges...

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Autores principales: Kitayama, Takaaki, Tone, Kazuya, Makimura, Koichi, Takagi, Masamichi, Kuwano, Kazuyoshi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Infectious Disease
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10105287/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37069870
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36212

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10105287/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37069870
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.36212

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