Risk Factors for Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia in Non-HIV Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19: A Case-Control Study

Autor: Giulio Viceconte, Antonio Riccardo Buonomo, Alessia D’Agostino, Maria Foggia, Antonio Di Fusco, Biagio Pinchera, Riccardo Scotto, Carmine Iacovazzo, Luca Fanasca, Gaetana Messina, Francesco Cacciatore, Paola Salvatore, Ivan Gentile, on behalf of the Federico II COVID Team
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: Journal of Fungi, Vol 9, Iss 8, p 838 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2309-608X
DOI: 10.3390/jof9080838
Popis: Background: Very few cases of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) have been reported in COVID-19 so far, and mostly in patients with concomitant HIV infection or in solid-organ transplant recipients. Despite COVID-19 being associated with lymphopenia and the use of steroids, there are no studies specifically aimed at investigating the risk factors for PJP in COVID-19. Methods: A retrospective case-control study was performed. We matched PJP cases with controls with a 1:2 ratio, based on age ± 10 years, solid-organ transplantation (SOT), hematological malignancies, and in the setting of PJP development (ICU vs. non-ICU). A direct immunofluorescence assay on bronchoalveolar lavage fluid was used to diagnose PJP. Results: We enrolled 54 patients. Among 18 cases of PJP, 16 were diagnosed as “proven”. Seven of the eighteen cases were immunocompromised, while the other patients had no previous immunological impairment. Patients with PJP had significantly lower median lymphocyte values (p = 0.033), longer COVID-19 duration (p = 0.014), a higher dose of steroid received (p = 0.026), higher CRP values (p = 0.005), and a lower SARS-CoV-2 vaccination rate than the controls (p = 0.029). Cumulative steroid dose is the independent risk factor for PJP development (OR = 1.004, 95%CI = 1–1.008, p = 0.042). Conclusions: PJP develops in COVID-19 patients regardless of immunosuppressive conditions and the severity of disease, and it is correlated to the corticosteroid dose received.
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