Simon Feys, Katrien Lagrou, Hanne Moon Lauwers, Koen Haenen, Cato Jacobs, Marius Brusselmans, Yves Debaveye, Greet Hermans, Martin Hoenigl, Johan Maertens, Philippe Meersseman, Marijke Peetermans, Isabel Spriet, Christophe Vandenbriele, Lore Vanderbeke, Robin Vos, Eric Van Wijngaerden, Alexander Wilmer, Joost Wauters
BACKGROUND: COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA) is a frequent superinfection in critically ill COVID-19 patients and is associated with increased mortality. The increasing proportion of severely immunocompromised patients among COVID-19 patients who require mechanical ventilation warrants research into the incidence and impact of CAPA during the vaccination era. METHODS: We performed a retrospective, monocentric, observational study. We collected data from adult patients with severe COVID-19 requiring mechanical ventilation admitted to the ICU of University Hospitals Leuven, a tertiary referral center, between March 1st, 2020 and November 14th, 2022...
September 11, 2023: Clinical Infectious Diseases