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Editor, Senior Moderator
New Microbiol
. 2024 May;47(1):98-102.
Analysis of cases with co-infection of COVID-19 and pulmonary aspergillosis
Hui Zheng Hu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Li Bo Wu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Qian Liu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Bin Yan Wu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Yu Wang[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Rui Ying Wang[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
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The objective of this study was to investigate the risk factors and diagnosis measure of COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA). This study included 201 COVID-19 patients from December 1, 2022, to January 31, 2023; 7 (3.5%) were diagnosed with CAPA. The main risk factors were age, MV, ICU admission and COPD, and the presence of comorbidities such as ARDS and hypoproteinemia in COVID-19 patients, more susceptible to Aspergillus infection. In addition to specimen culture in the lower respiratory tract, the 1,3-β-D-glucan antigen test can serve as an important screening indicator for early CAPA diagnosis in non-granulocytopenia patients.
Keywords: CAPA; COVID-19; diagnosis; infections; risk factors.
. 2024 May;47(1):98-102.
Analysis of cases with co-infection of COVID-19 and pulmonary aspergillosis
Hui Zheng Hu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Li Bo Wu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Qian Liu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Bin Yan Wu[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Yu Wang[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Rui Ying Wang[SUP] 2 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 38700889
The objective of this study was to investigate the risk factors and diagnosis measure of COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA). This study included 201 COVID-19 patients from December 1, 2022, to January 31, 2023; 7 (3.5%) were diagnosed with CAPA. The main risk factors were age, MV, ICU admission and COPD, and the presence of comorbidities such as ARDS and hypoproteinemia in COVID-19 patients, more susceptible to Aspergillus infection. In addition to specimen culture in the lower respiratory tract, the 1,3-β-D-glucan antigen test can serve as an important screening indicator for early CAPA diagnosis in non-granulocytopenia patients.
Keywords: CAPA; COVID-19; diagnosis; infections; risk factors.