Is the Frequency of Candidemia Increasing in COVID-19 Patients Receiving Corticosteroids?

Journal of Fungi
Cezar V W RicheAlessandro C Pasqualotto

Abstract

Corticosteroids have potent anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive effects. Recently, these medications have gained importance in the treatment of severe COVID-19. Here we present data demonstrating a marked (10-fold) increase in frequency of candidemia in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 receiving corticosteroids in Brazil. Overall mortality was 72.7%, despite antifungal therapy. Physicians should be aware of the potential risk for candidemia among severely ill COVID-19 patients receiving high-doses of corticosteroids.

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Mar 27, 2021·ASAIO Journal : a Peer-reviewed Journal of the American Society for Artificial Internal Organs·Oleg EpelbaumKelly M Pennington
Aug 7, 2021·Journal of Fungi·María Guadalupe Frías-De-LeónErick Martínez-Herrera
Jun 20, 2021·Clinical Infectious Diseases : an Official Publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America·Emma E SeagleMeghan M Lyman

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