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Case series of four secondary mucormycosis infections in COVID-19 patients, the Netherlands, December 2020 to May 2021
- Source :
- Euro Surveillance, 26, Euro Surveillance, 26, 23, Eurosurveillance, Eurosurveillance, 26(23). EUR CENTRE DIS PREVENTION & CONTROL, Euro surveillance, 26(23):2100510. Centre Europeen pour la Surveillance Epidemiologique du SIDA
- Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- We describe four secondary fungal infections caused by Mucorales species in COVID-19 patients. Three COVID-19 associated mucormycosis (CAM) occurred in ICU, one outside ICU. All were men aged > 50 years, three died. Clinical presentations included pulmonary, rhino-orbital cerebral and disseminated infection. Infections occurred in patients with and without diabetes mellitus. CAM is an emerging disease and our observations underscore the need to be aware of invasive mucormycosis, including in COVID-19 patients without (poorly controlled) diabetes mellitus and outside ICU.
- Subjects :
- 0301 basic medicine
Mucorales
Male
medicine.medical_specialty
2019-20 coronavirus outbreak
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)
Epidemiology
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
030106 microbiology
lnfectious Diseases and Global Health Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences [Radboudumc 4]
Disease
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
All institutes and research themes of the Radboud University Medical Center
Virology
Internal medicine
Diabetes mellitus
medicine
Humans
Mucormycosis
In patient
030212 general & internal medicine
Netherlands
Women's cancers Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences [Radboudumc 17]
biology
business.industry
SARS-CoV-2
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
invasive mucormycosis
COVID-19
medicine.disease
biology.organism_classification
Female
business
Rapid Communication
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 1025496X
- Volume :
- 26
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Euro Surveillance
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....967af7d150f92a05e8cad10c5a6fd934