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Central nervous system Aspergillus quadrilineatus infection in a COVID-19 patient, a case report and literature review.

Kazem AmirizadMona GhazanfariJavad JavidniaMahdi AbastabarMohammad Taghi Haghi AshtianiMaryam Sotoudeh-AnvariMaryam FathiAmirreza EspahbodiHamid BadaliMohammad Taghi HedayatiIman HaghaniSeyedmojtaba Seyedmousavi
Published in: Journal of clinical laboratory analysis (2023)
This is the first COVID-19-associated cerebral aspergillosis due to A. quadrilineatus in a pediatric patient with acute lymphocytic leukemia. However, comprehensive screening studies are highly recommended to evaluate its frequency and antifungal susceptibility profiles. Before being recommended as first-line therapy in high-risk patients, more antifungal susceptibility data are needed.
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