Covid - 19 Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis (CAPA) in Critically Ill Patients : A Case Report

Autor:	Anup Jyoti Dutta Pinku Sarma, Himadri Dutta Vandana Sinha
Rok vydání:	2021
Předmět:	medicine.medical_specialty Pulmonary aspergillosis Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Critically ill business.industry medicine Intensive care medicine business
Zdroj:	International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences. 10:402-406
ISSN:	2319-7706 2319-7692
DOI:	10.20546/ijcmas.2021.1009.046
Popis:	In the present study report three cases of covid-19 associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis from covid ICU of a private hospital. There is increased incidence of different co infections including fungal from severe cases of covid-19 requiring ICU care from different parts of the world. None of the patients in our report had any predisposing lung conditions and none of them were on long term steroids treatment. Out of the three cases, two cases clinically improved dramatically after initiation of antifungals. Second case deteriorated even before culture diagnosis was established and the patient died before antifungals could be started. So, possibility of a fungal infection should be always ruled out in all COVID-19 pneumonia cases without any clinical improvement after standard treatment and intensive care. Early diagnosis and treatment will help improve clinical outcomes in such cases.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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