Covid-19 and fungal infections: Etiopathogenesis and therapeutic implications

Abstract

Invasive fungal infection often complicates patients with severe viral infection, especially those admitted to critical care units. Severe SARS-CoV-2 infection has been no exception and a significant association with Aspergillus spp. has been docu-mented, resulting in high patient mortality. In this summary we describe the clinical presentation, the underlying diseases most commonly linked with this association, radiological man-ifestations and therapeutic management of CAPA.