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SUBMITTER: Meijer EFJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7344504 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) 20200606 2
COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA) is a recently described disease entity affecting patients with severe pulmonary abnormalities treated in intensive care units. Delays in diagnosis contribute to a delayed start of antifungal therapy. In addition, the emergence of resistance to triazole antifungal agents puts emphasis on early surveillance for azole-resistant <i>Aspergillus</i> species. We present a patient with putative CAPA due to <i>Aspergillus fumigatus</i> with identificatio ...[more]