Secondary Invasive Fungal Infection in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19 in the United States.
George R Thompson IiiMarisa H MiceliJeanette JiangEmily F ShortridgeKalatu DaviesGiridharan GurumoorthyTomomi KimuraPublished in: Mycoses (2023)
IFI incidence was lower than previously reported, possibly due to a conservative definition of IFI. Typical COVID-19 treatments were among the risk factors identified. Furthermore, diagnosis of IFIs in COVID-19 patients may be complicated because of the several non-specific shared symptoms, leading to underestimation of the true incidence rate. The healthcare burden of IFIs was significant among COVID-19 patients, including higher mortality and greater cost.