COVID-19-associated Cryptococcus infection (CACI): a review of literature and clinical pearls.
Infection
; 50(4): 1007-1012, 2022 Aug.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1756953
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Cryptococcal infection has been increasingly reported in patients with COVID-19 infection, but the epidemiological factors, presentation, diagnostic certainty, and outcome have not been well-described.METHODS:
We reviewed the published cases of COVID-19-associated Cryptococcus infections (CACI) to shed the light on the burden of this infection.RESULTS:
We identified 13 patients with confirmed cryptococcal infection. Cryptococcus infection was primarily seen in patients with severe COVID-19 disease who received corticosteroids therapy and admitted to the intensive care unit. Pulmonary CACI was the most common reported infection followed by cryptococcal meningitis.CONCLUSION:
In light of the high mortality rate, clinicians should maintain a high clinical suspicion of CACI in critically ill patients.Keywords
Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Meningitis, Cryptococcal
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Cryptococcosis
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Cryptococcus
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Diagnostic study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Infection
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
S15010-022-01805-y
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