Aspergillus in Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients: A Scoping Review.

ABSTRACT: Several reports have been published on Aspergillus findings in COVID-19 patients leading to a proposition of new disease entity COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis. This scoping review is designed at clarifying the concepts on how the findings of Aspergillus spp. in COVID-19 patients were interpreted. We searched Medline to identify the studies on Aspergillus spp. findings in COVID-19 patients. Included were observational studies containing the following information: explicit mention of the total number of the study population, study period, reason for obtaining respiratory samples, case definition, and clinical outcomes. Excluded were case series, case reports and reviews. Identified were 123 publications, and 8 observational studies were included. From the in

SUBMITTER: Yusuf E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8215643 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature