Detection of anti-Histoplasma capsulatum antibodies and seroconversion patterns in critically ill patients with COVID-19: An underdiagnosed fungal entity complicating COVID-19?

María A ToscaniniFernanda BarberisMaría F BenedettiAgustín Videla GarridoGladys B PossePaula CapeceGabriela López DaneriAlejandro D NusblatMaría Luján Cuestas

Published in: Medical mycology (2022)

This study verifies that patients with severe COVID-19 at ICU are at risk for histoplasmosis reactivation in endemic areas. Accurate diagnosis of this deadly fungal disease among critically ill patients with COVID-19 living in endemic areas for histoplasmosis is needed.

Keyphrases

coronavirus disease
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intensive care unit
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
high resolution
cell wall
acute respiratory distress syndrome
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