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SUBMITTER: Santana MF
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7341831 | biostudies-literature | 2020
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 20200703
We present postmortem evidence of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) in a patient with severe COVID-19. Autopsies of COVID-19 confirmed cases were performed. The patient died despite antimicrobials, mechanical ventilation, and vasopressor support. Histopathology and peripheral blood galactomannan antigen testing confirmed IPA. Aspergillus penicillioides infection was confirmed by nucleotide sequencing and BLAST analysis. Further reports are needed to assess the occurrence and frequency of IP ...[more]