Koehler P; Cornely OA; Bottiger BW; Dusse F; Eichenauer DA; Fuchs F; Hallek M; Jung N; Klein F; Persigehl T; Rybniker J; Kochanek M; Boll B; Shimabukuro-Vornhagen A
Mycoses 2020[Jun]; 63 (6): 528-534 PMID32339350show ga
OBJECTIVES: Patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) due to viral infection are at risk for secondary complications like invasive aspergillosis. Our study evaluates coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) associated invasive aspergillosis at a single centre in Cologne, Germany. METHODS: A retrospective chart review of all patients with COVID-19 associated ARDS admitted to the medical or surgical intensive care unit at the University Hospital of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. RESULTS: COVID-19 associated invasive pulmonary aspergillosis was found in five of 19 consecutive critically ill patients with moderate to severe ARDS. CONCLUSION: Clinicians caring for patients with ARDS due to COVID-19 should consider invasive pulmonary aspergillosis and subject respiratory samples to comprehensive analysis to detect co-infection.