Cryptococcosis among hospitalised patients with COVID-19: A multicentre research network study.

ABSTRACT: It is unclear if there is an association between COVID-19 and cryptococcosis. Therefore, this study aimed to describe the clinical features, risk factors, and outcomes associated with cryptococcosis in hospitalised patients with COVID-19. The objectives of this study were to determine the incidence of and examine factors associated with cryptococcosis after a diagnosis of COVID-19. We used TriNetX to identify and sort patients 18 years and older hospitalised with COVID-19 into two cohorts based on the presence or absence of a diagnosis of cryptococcosis following diagnosis of COVID-19. Outcomes of interest included the incidence of cryptococcosis following the diagnosis of COVID-19 as well as the proportion of patients in each group who had underlying comorbidities, received immunomodulato

SUBMITTER: Chastain DB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9348105 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature