Defining and managing COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis: the 2020 ECMM/ISHAM consensus criteria for research and clinical guidance

P Koehler, M Bassetti, A Chakrabarti… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 causes direct damage to the airway
epithelium, enabling aspergillus invasion. Reports of COVID-19-associated pulmonary …

Global initiative for the diagnosis, management, and prevention of chronic obstructive lung disease. The 2020 GOLD science committee report on COVID-19 and …

DMG Halpin, GJ Criner, A Papi, D Singh… - American journal of …, 2021 - atsjournals.org
The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has raised
many questions about the management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary …

Bacterial superinfection pneumonia in patients mechanically ventilated for COVID-19 pneumonia

CO Pickens, CA Gao, MJ Cuttica, SB Smith… - American journal of …, 2021 - atsjournals.org
Rationale: Current guidelines recommend patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome
coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pneumonia receive empirical antibiotics for suspected …

Opportunistic fungal infections in the epidemic area of COVID-19: a clinical and diagnostic perspective from Iran

M Salehi, K Ahmadikia, H Badali, S Khodavaisy - Mycopathologia, 2020 - Springer
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic emerged in Wuhan, China, in
late 2109, and has rapidly spread around the world. Until May 25, 2020, there were 133,521 …

Coronavirus disease 2019–associated pulmonary aspergillosis in mechanically ventilated patients

N Permpalung, TPY Chiang, AB Massie… - Clinical Infectious …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)–associated pulmonary
aspergillosis (CAPA) occurs in critically ill patients with COVID-19. Risks and outcomes …

COVID-19 associated invasive pulmonary aspergillosis: diagnostic and therapeutic challenges

A Mohamed, TR Rogers, AF Talento - Journal of fungi, 2020 - mdpi.com
Aspergillus co-infection in patients with severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
pneumonia, leading to acute respiratory distress syndrome, has recently been reported. To …

Imaging Enterobacterales infections in patients using pathogen-specific positron emission tomography

AA Ordonez, LM Wintaco, F Mota… - Science translational …, 2021 - science.org
Enterobacterales represent the largest group of bacterial pathogens in humans and are
responsible for severe, deep-seated infections, often resulting in sepsis or death. They are …

COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis, fungemia, and pneumocystosis in the intensive care unit: a retrospective multicenter observational cohort during the …

S Bretagne, K Sitbon, F Botterel, S Dellière… - Microbiology …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
The aim of this study was to evaluate diagnostic means, host factors, delay of occurrence,
and outcome of patients with COVID-19 pneumonia and fungal coinfections in the intensive …

SARS-CoV-2 detection on bronchoalveolar lavage: an Italian multicenter experience

F Patrucco, C Albera, M Bellocchia, V Foci, F Gavelli… - Respiration, 2021 - karger.com
Background: Bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) during the SARS-CoV-2
(Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2) pandemic should be reserved to a …

Collateral effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic on lung cancer diagnosis in Korea

JY Park, YJ Lee, T Kim, CY Lee, HI Kim, JH Kim, S Park… - BMC cancer, 2020 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic is predicted to significantly affect patients with lung
cancer, owing to its rapid progression and high mortality. Studies on lung cancer diagnosis …