A Pathology-based Case Series of Influenza- and COVID-19-associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis: The Proof Is in the Tissue.
Lore VanderbekeCato JacobsSimon FeysAgustin Reséndiz-SharpeYves DebaveyeGreet HermansStephanie Humblet-BaronKatrien LagrouPhilippe MeerssemanMarijke PeetermansLaura SeldeslachtsArno VanstapelGreetje Vande VeldeEric Van WijngaerdenAlexander WilmerErik K VerbekenGert De HertoghJoost WautersPublished in: American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (2023)
Proven invasive pulmonary aspergillosis diagnosis was found regularly and with a similar histological pattern in influenza and in COVID-19 ICU case-fatalities. Our findings highlight an important need for VAPA awareness with an emphasis on mycological bronchoscopic work-up. This article is open access and distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).