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Alternative Title:
J Fungi (Basel)
Personal Author:
Messina, Fernando A. ; Marin, Emmanuel ; Caceres, Diego H. ; Romero, Mercedes ; Depardo, Roxana ; ... More +
Messina, Fernando A. ; Marin, Emmanuel ; Caceres, Diego H. ; Romero, Mercedes ; Depardo, Roxana ; Priarone, Maria M. ; Rey, Laura ; Vázquez, Mariana ; Verweij, Paul E. ; Chiller, Tom M. ; Santiso, Gabriela Less -
Description:
The disease caused by the new SARS-CoV-2, known as Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), was first identified in China in December 2019 and rapidly spread around the world. Coinfections with fungal pathogens in patients with COVID-19 add challenges to patient care. We conducted a literature review on fungal coinfections in patients with COVID-19. We describe a report of a patient with disseminated histoplasmosis who was likely infected with SARS-CoV-2 and experienced COVID-19 during hospital care in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This patient presented with advanced HIV disease, a well-known factor for disseminated histoplasmosis; on the other hand, we suspected that COVID-19 was acquired during hospitalization but there is not enough evidence to support this hypothesis. Clinical correlation and the use of specific | and COVID-19 rapid diagnostics assays were key to the timely diagnosis of both infections, permitting appropriate treatment and patient care.
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Case Report Coronavirus Infections COVID-19 Histoplasma Histoplasmosis
Source:
J Fungi (Basel). 2020; 6(4)
Pubmed ID:
33182836
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC7711963
Document Type:
Journal Article
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CDC Public Access
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urn:sha256:f5427a5caec205476380c449ea4a2b4ff7f7135260948862faec10bc50653d03
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https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/98894/cdc_98894_DS1.pdf
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