COVID-19–Associated Mold Infection in Critically Ill Patients, Chile
Ricardo Rabagliati, N. Rodríguez, Carolina Núñez, Álvaro Huete, Sebastián Bravo, Patricia García
Abstract
Patients with severe coronavirus disease (COVID-19) may have COVID-19-associated invasive mold infection (CAIMI) develop. We report 16 cases of CAIMI among 146 nonimmunocompromised patients with severe COVID-19 at an academic hospital in Santiago, Chile. These rates correspond to a CAIMI incidence of 11%; the mortality rate for these patients was 31.2%.
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)Incidence (geometry)Critically ill2019-20 coronavirus outbreakMortality rateMedicineInfection rateCoronavirusDiseaseVirologyIntensive care medicineInfectious disease (medical specialty)Internal medicineOutbreakSurgeryPhysicsOpticsAntifungal resistance and susceptibilityAntimicrobial Resistance in StaphylococcusFungal Infections and Studies