Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis Due to Aspergillus Niger and COVID-19 Pneumonia

Shyu, Daniel; Patil, Sunil; Wilhite, Rodger; Karle, Ethan; Beck, P.; Athey, M.; Nelson, Tamara; Holliday, Zachary M.

doi:10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2021.203.1_meetingabstracts.a4011

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“…Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) is a common complication in severely ill immunocompromised patients [ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 ]. Over the past 2.5 years, the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic resulted in the admission of several patients to the ICU with severe clinical conditions, including COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA), raising questions such as whether this superinfection could contribute to the increased mortality of said patients.…”

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COVID-19-Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis (CAPA) in Northern Greece during 2020–2022: A Comparative Study According to the Main Consensus Criteria and Definitions

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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA) has emerged as an important complication among patients with acute respiratory failure due to SARS-CoV-2 infection. Almost 2.5 years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, it continues to raise concerns as an extra factor that contributes to increased mortality, which is mostly because its diagnosis and management remain challenging. The present study utilises the cases of forty-three patients hospitalised between August 2020 and February 2022 whose information was gathered from ten ICUs and special care units based in northern Greece. The main aim was to describe the gained experience in diagnosing CAPA, according to the implementation of the main existing diagnostic consensus criteria and definitions, and present the different classification of the clinical cases due to the alternative algorithms.

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