ArticleDiagnostics (Basel, Switzerland)2022
Clinical and Imaging Features of COVID-19-Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis.
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- Diagnosis, clinical features and survival analysis of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis among critically ill patients: a retrospective cohort study based on updated criteria.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026Article
- Review
- Impact of physician awareness and microbiological examination on incidence of COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis: a retrospective study.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2025Article
- Detection method of viral pneumonia imaging features based on CT scan images in COVID-19 case study.MethodsX · 2024Article
- Risk factors for COVID-19 associated pulmonary aspergillosis and outcomes in patients with acute respiratory failure in a respiratory sub-intensive care unit.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Reversibility of the Enlargement of the Pulmonary Artery in COVID-19 Pneumonia as a Marker of Remission of the Disease.Journal of personalized medicine · 2024Article
- Mortality in ICU Patients with COVID-19-Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis.Journal of fungi (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- COVID-19 Syndemic: Convergence of COVID-19, Pulmonary Aspergillosis (CAPA), Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, and Arterial Hypertension.Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundCOVID-19 superinfection by Aspergillus (COVID-19-associated aspergillosis, CAPA) is increasingly observed due to increased awareness and use of corticosteroids. The aim of this study is to compare clinical and imaging features between COVID-19 patients with and without associated pulmonary aspergillosis. MATERIAL AND
methodsIn this case-control study, hospitalized patients between March 2020 and March 2021 were evaluated. Two observers independently compared 105 chest CTs of 52 COVID-19 patients without pulmonary aspergillosis to 40 chest CTs of 13 CAPA patients. The following features were evaluated: lung involvement, predominant main pattern (ground glass opacity, crazy paving, consolidation) and additional lung and chest findings. Chronological changes in the abnormal extent upon CT and chronological changes in the main patterns were compared with mixed models. Patient-wise comparisons of additional features and demographic and clinical data were performed using Student's t-test, Chi-squared test, Fisher's exact tests and Wilcoxon rank-sum tests.
resultsCompared to COVID-19 patients without pulmonary aspergillosis, CAPA patients were older (mean age (±SD): 70.3 (±7.8) versus 63.5 (±9.5) years (
conclusionsCAPA patients showed a tendency for consolidation in early COVID-19 disease. Bronchial wall thickening and higher patient age were associated with CAPA. The overall lung involvement was similar between both groups.
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