Confirmed Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis and COVID-19: the value of postmortem findings to support antemortem management
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
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53: e20200401, 2020. graf
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in English
| SES-SP, ColecionaSUS, LILACS
| ID: biblio-1136888
ABSTRACT
Abstract We present postmortem evidence of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) in a patient with severe COVID-19. Autopsies of COVID-19 confirmed cases were performed. The patient died despite antimicrobials, mechanical ventilation, and vasopressor support. Histopathology and peripheral blood galactomannan antigen testing confirmed IPA. Aspergillus penicillioides infection was confirmed by nucleotide sequencing and BLAST analysis. Further reports are needed to assess the occurrence and frequency of IPA in SARS-CoV-2 infections, and how they interact clinically.
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LILACS (Americas)
Main subject:
Pneumonia, Viral
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Aspergillus
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Coronavirus Infections
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Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis
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Betacoronavirus
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop
Year:
2020
Type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Fundação Oswaldo Cruz/BR
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Fundação de Medicina Tropical Dr. Heitor Vieira Dourado/BR
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Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas da Amazônia/BR
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Universidade Federal de Ciências da Saúde de Porto Alegre/BR
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Universidade de São Paulo/BR
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