Increased deaths from fungal infections during the COVID-19 pandemic-National Vital Statistics System, United States, January 2020-December 2021.
Jeremy A W GoldFarida B AhmadJodi A CisewskiLauren M RossenAlejandro J MonteroKaitlin BenedictBrendan R JacksonMitsuru TodaPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2022)
Fungal deaths increased during 2020-2021 compared with previous years, primarily driven by COVID-19-associated fungal deaths, particularly those involving Aspergillus and Candida. Our findings may inform efforts to prevent, identify, and treat severe fungal infections in COVID-19 patients, especially in certain racial/ethnic groups and geographic areas.