Ventilator-associated pneumonia involving Aspergillus flavus in a patient with
coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from Argentina
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Fernandez NB
; Caceres DH
; Beer KD
; Irrazabal C
; Delgado G
; Farias L
; Chiller TM
; Verweij PE
; Stecher D
Med Mycol Case Rep
2021[Mar]; 31
(?): 19-23
PMID32837881
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2,
emerged in Wuhan, China, in December 2019 and rapidly spread around the world.
Invasive aspergillosis has been reported as a complication of severe influenza
pneumonia among intensive care patients. Similarities between COVID-19 and
influenza pneumonia, together with limited published case series, suggest that
aspergillosis may be an important complication of COVID-19. This report describes
a case of ventilator-associated pneumonia involving Aspergillus flavus in a
patient with COVID-19 from Buenos Aires, Argentina.