Observational study on Aspergillus infections in critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 at a single medical center using sputum samples
Objective: To explore Aspergillus infection’s risks, treatment, and prognostic factors in critically ill COVID-19 patients. Methodology: Retrospective analysis of 50 critically ill COVID-19 patients' data. Patients were divided into Aspergillus infection group (10 cases) and non-Aspergillus...
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Objective: To explore Aspergillus infection’s risks, treatment, and prognostic factors in critically ill COVID-19 patients.
Methodology: Retrospective analysis of 50 critically ill COVID-19 patients' data. Patients were divided into Aspergillus infection group (10 cases) and non-Aspergillus infection group (40 cases) to examine risk factors and compare hospitalization length, expenses, and survival outcomes.
Results: Logistic regression showed a significant correlation between Aspergillus infection and diabetes history, and steroid use duration in COVID-19 patients. Diabetes increased Aspergillus infection risk 9.708 times (not statistically significant). Each extra steroid use day raised infection risk by 25.6%. The Aspergillus infection group had longer hospital stays, and higher costs (p < 0.05) but surprisingly higher survival rate than the non-infection group (p < 0.05).
Conclusions: The main risk factor for Aspergillus infection in critically ill COVID-19 patients is steroid use duration. The infection group had longer hospital stays and higher costs, and Aspergillus infection affected the survival duration of critically ill COVID-19 patients.
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| spelling | doaj-art-fa131b4e34084136aaa53c991275f77d2025-08-20T02:37:16ZengThe Journal of Infection in Developing CountriesJournal of Infection in Developing Countries1972-26802025-05-01190510.3855/jidc.20072Observational study on Aspergillus infections in critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 at a single medical center using sputum samplesRui-ming Xu0Xiao-li Yuan1Qing-qing Ge2Yan-yun He3Qiu-mei Cao4Department of Emergency, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China 100176Department of Emergency, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China 100176Department of Emergency, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China 100176Department of General Practice, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China 100176Department of Emergency, Beijing Tongren Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China 100176 Objective: To explore Aspergillus infection’s risks, treatment, and prognostic factors in critically ill COVID-19 patients. Methodology: Retrospective analysis of 50 critically ill COVID-19 patients' data. Patients were divided into Aspergillus infection group (10 cases) and non-Aspergillus infection group (40 cases) to examine risk factors and compare hospitalization length, expenses, and survival outcomes. Results: Logistic regression showed a significant correlation between Aspergillus infection and diabetes history, and steroid use duration in COVID-19 patients. Diabetes increased Aspergillus infection risk 9.708 times (not statistically significant). Each extra steroid use day raised infection risk by 25.6%. The Aspergillus infection group had longer hospital stays, and higher costs (p < 0.05) but surprisingly higher survival rate than the non-infection group (p < 0.05). Conclusions: The main risk factor for Aspergillus infection in critically ill COVID-19 patients is steroid use duration. The infection group had longer hospital stays and higher costs, and Aspergillus infection affected the survival duration of critically ill COVID-19 patients. https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/20072Aspergillus infectionCOVID-19diabetes mellitussteroidsurvival timetotal hospitalization cost |
| spellingShingle | Rui-ming Xu Xiao-li Yuan Qing-qing Ge Yan-yun He Qiu-mei Cao Observational study on Aspergillus infections in critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 at a single medical center using sputum samples Journal of Infection in Developing Countries Aspergillus infection COVID-19 diabetes mellitus steroid survival time total hospitalization cost |
| title | Observational study on Aspergillus infections in critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 at a single medical center using sputum samples |
| title_full | Observational study on Aspergillus infections in critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 at a single medical center using sputum samples |
| title_fullStr | Observational study on Aspergillus infections in critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 at a single medical center using sputum samples |
| title_full_unstemmed | Observational study on Aspergillus infections in critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 at a single medical center using sputum samples |
| title_short | Observational study on Aspergillus infections in critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 at a single medical center using sputum samples |
| title_sort | observational study on aspergillus infections in critically ill patients with coronavirus disease 2019 at a single medical center using sputum samples |
| topic | Aspergillus infection COVID-19 diabetes mellitus steroid survival time total hospitalization cost |
| url | https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/20072 |
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