Fungal Infections Are Not Associated with Increased Mortality in COVID-19 Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

CONCLUSION: Secondary fungal infections are common in COVID-19 patients admitted to the ICU. Longer treatment with corticosteroids, increased length of hospital and ICU stay, and greater length of mechanical ventilation significantly increase the risk of fungal infections. Fungal infection, however, was not associated with an increase in mortality.PMID:37720488 | PMC:PMC10505078 | DOI:10.1155/2023/4037915

Source: Critical Care Research and Practice - September 18, 2023 Category: Intensive Care Authors: James Ainsworth Peter Sewell Sabine Eggert Keith Morris Suresh Pillai Source Type: research