1. Co-Infection of COVID-19 and Pneumocystosis Following Rituximab Infusion—A Case Report
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Michelle Dakowitz, Justyna Korus, Oktawia Mazanowska, Magdalena Krajewska, and Dorota Kamińska
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COVID-19 ,kidney transplantation ,Pneumocystis ,Surgery ,RD1-811 - Abstract
Immunocompromised patients with respiratory viral infections are at increased risk of fungal superinfections, including Pneumocystosis. Within the scope of the COVID-19 pandemic, Pneumocystis jirovecii co-infections are being increasingly reported. Differential diagnosis often creates a dilemma, due to multiple overlapping clinical and radiographic features. Awareness of fungal co-infections in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic is crucial to initiate prophylactic measures, especially in high-risk individuals. We report the second case of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia and COVID-19 co-infection in a renal transplant recipient in Poland.
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- 2022
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