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- Title
Trichosporon Asahii Superinfection in a Patient with COVID-19.
- Authors
Budak, Serdar; Yılmaz, Gülseren; Kaya, Ebru; Altunbay, Ramazan Ahmet; Bayer, Tuğçe; Cinel, Gizem; Kahraman, Emirhan; Kölgeli, Okan; Şahin, Ayça Sultan; Topal, Ümmühan; Salihoğlu, Ziya
- Abstract
The use of immunosuppressant drugs to treat immunological storms in patients with severe coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) infection has increased considerations concerning fungal infections. In this patient subset with immune compromise, Trichosporon Asahii (T. asahii) may cause significant mortality. In this case report, a 60-year-old patient who developed T. Asahii fungemia while being followed in the intensive care unit due to COVID-19 pneumonia was presented.
- Subjects
COVID-19 pandemic; TRICHOSPORON; MORTALITY; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE agents; INTENSIVE care units
- Publication
Journal of Ankara University Faculty of Medicine / Ankara Üniversitesi Tip Fakültesi Mecmuasi, 2022, Vol 75, Issue 3, p472
- ISSN
0365-8104
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4274/atfm.galenos.2022.64325