Cryptococcus neoformans blood stream infection in severe COVID-19 pneumonia

Severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) associated pneumonia leads to acute respiratory distress syndrome and emerging data suggest fungal coinfections also contribute to mortality in this patient population. Aspergillus ventilator associated pneumonia is increasingly recognized. We describe a case of...

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Autores principales: Thyagarajan, Rama. V, Mondy, Kristin E., Rose, Dusten T.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2021
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8406549/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34485078
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2021.e01274
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Sumario:Severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) associated pneumonia leads to acute respiratory distress syndrome and emerging data suggest fungal coinfections also contribute to mortality in this patient population. Aspergillus ventilator associated pneumonia is increasingly recognized. We describe a case of likely reactivation of community acquired Cryptococcus neoformans in a patient with severe COVID-19.

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