Fatal invasive candidiasis in COVID-19 patient with severe bleeding and extensively drug-resistant Klebsiella enterobacter.
J Infect Dev Ctries
; 16(6): 1025-1029, 2022 06 30.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1924349
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
Multi-organ dysfunction caused by thromboembolic complications may complicate the course of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Most patients require anticoagulant therapy which predisposes them to the development of hemorrhagic syndrome. In critically ill COVID-19 patients secondary infections due to opportunistic pathogens are associated with a high mortality rate. CASE REPORT Herein, we present a COVID-19 patient with severe hemorrhage at unusual sites complicated with invasive candidiasis and an extensively drug-resistant (XDR) strain of Klebsiella enterobacter.CONCLUSIONS:
Clinicians should be aware of the possibility for invasive fungal infections in severely ill patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection due to pre-existing conditions, risk factors, and COVID-19 associated pathological mechanisms. Management of invasive candidiasis is challenging because of the high prevalence of comorbidities, risk of toxicities, and drug interactions.Keywords
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Candidiasis, Invasive
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Case report
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
Topics:
Long Covid
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
J Infect Dev Ctries
Journal subject:
Communicable Diseases
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
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