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ReviewTherapeutic advances in infectious disease

Fungal infections in patients after recovering from COVID-19: a systematic review.

Juan R Ulloque-Badaracco, Cesar Copaja-Corzo, Enrique A Hernandez-Bustamante, Juan C Cabrera-Guzmán, Miguel A Huayta-Cortez, Ximena L Carballo-Tello, Rosa A Seminario-Amez, Miguel Hueda-Zavaleta, Vicente A Benites-Zapata

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Review in Therapeutic advances in infectious disease. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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3 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Juan R Ulloque-BadaraccoFacultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Peru.
Cesar Copaja-CorzoUniversidad Científica del Sur, Lima, Peru.
Enrique A Hernandez-BustamanteGrupo Peruano de Investigación Epidemiológica, Unidad para la Generación y Síntesis de Evidencias en Salud, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima, Peru.
Juan C Cabrera-GuzmánFacultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Peru.
Miguel A Huayta-CortezFacultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Peru.
Ximena L Carballo-TelloFacultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Peru.
Rosa A Seminario-AmezFacultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas, Lima, Peru.
Miguel Hueda-ZavaletaFacultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Privada de Tacna, Tacna, Peru.
Vicente A Benites-ZapataUnidad de Investigación para la Generación y Síntesis de Evidencias en Salud, Vicerrectorado de Investigación, Universidad San Ignacio de Loyola, Lima, Peru.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9158-1108

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background and aims: The presence of fungal infections has been described in patients after recovering from COVID-19. This study aims to conduct a systematic review of studies that reported fungal infections ( Methods: We performed a systematic review through PubMed, Web of Science, OVID-Medline, Embase, and Scopus. The study selection process was performed independently and by at least two authors. We performed a risk of bias assessment using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale for cohort and case-control studies, and the Joanna Briggs Institute's Checklists for Case Series and Case Reports. Results: The systematic search found 33 studies meeting all inclusion criteria. There was a total population of 774 participants, ranging from 21 to 87 years. From them, 746 developed a fungal infection. In 19 studies, Conclusion: Patients' clinical presentation and prognosis after recovering from COVID-19 with fungal infection differ from those reported patients with acute COVID-19 infection and those without COVID-19 infection.

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aspergillosisCOVID-19fungal infectionsmucormycosisPneumocystis jirovecii

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PMCPMC11070125

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