A clinical case of COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA), illustrating the challenges in diagnosis (despite overwhelming mycological evidence)
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- The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in large numbers of patients requiring critical care management. With the established association between severe respiratory virus infection and invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (7.6% for COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA)), the pandemic places a significant number of patients at potential risk from secondary invasive fungal disease. We described a case of CAPA with substantial supporting mycological evidence, highlighting the need to employ strategic diagnostic algorithms and weightedThe COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in large numbers of patients requiring critical care management. With the established association between severe respiratory virus infection and invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (7.6% for COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA)), the pandemic places a significant number of patients at potential risk from secondary invasive fungal disease. We described a case of CAPA with substantial supporting mycological evidence, highlighting the need to employ strategic diagnostic algorithms and weighted definitions to improve the accuracy in diagnosing CAPA.…
Author: | P. Lewis White, Jan Springer, Matt P. Wise, Hermann Einsele, Claudia Löffler, Michelle Seif, Sabrina Prommersberger, Matthijs Backx, Jürgen Löffler |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-302438 |
Document Type: | Journal article |
Faculties: | Medizinische Fakultät / Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II |
Language: | English |
Parent Title (English): | Journal of Fungi |
ISSN: | 2309-608X |
Year of Completion: | 2022 |
Volume: | 8 |
Issue: | 1 |
Article Number: | 81 |
Source: | Journal of Fungi (2022) 8:1, 81. https://doi.org/10.3390/jof8010081 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.3390/jof8010081 |
Dewey Decimal Classification: | 6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 610 Medizin und Gesundheit |
Tag: | Aspergillus; CAPA; COVID-19; diagnostics |
Release Date: | 2023/02/07 |
Date of first Publication: | 2022/01/14 |
Licence (German): | CC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung 4.0 International |