Fungal Infections in the ICU during the COVID-19 Era: Descriptive and Comparative Analysis of 178 Patients.

Evangelia Koukaki Nikoletta RovinaKimon TzannisZoi SotiropoulouKonstantinos LoverdosAntonia KoutsoukouGeorge Dimopoulos

Published in: Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) (2022)

Fungal infections seem to have a high incidence in COVID-19 critically ill patients and specific risk factors are identified. However, fungal infections do not seem to burden on mortality.

Keyphrases

risk factors
coronavirus disease
sars cov
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
intensive care unit
cell wall
cardiovascular events
coronary artery disease
patient reported outcomes
mechanical ventilation
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation