<i>Aspergillus tubingensis:</i> A Rare Fungal Pathogen Complicating COVID-19 Case.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been associated with invasive fungal infection. Several COVID-19 cases were complicated due to coinfection with Aspergillus, Rhizopus, and Mucor species. We present COVID-19 with Aspergillus tubingensis coinfection.

Case presentation

A male patient presented with fever, cough, severe shortness of breath, and abdominal pain that persisted for a week. The patient was admitted to the ICU. The patient was diabetic and hypertensive, and COVID-19 pneumonia was confirmed. The patient became septic, and his blood culture was positive for Candida albicans. His sputum culture was positive for Acinetobacter spp. The patient was treated with a broad range of antibiotics and antifungal treatment. His case was

SUBMITTER: Khateb AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12714113 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature