Pulmonary Candidiasis Associated with Severe COVID-19: Case Report
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چکیده
Co-infections have been widely described in COVID-19 patients. Bacterial infections being the main cause but also reported fungal up to 20 % of cases. Candida species are second most common fungi identified pulmonary mycotic affecting hospitalized patients after Aspergillus. We present a case severe associated with candidiasis.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: International journal of clinical case reports and reviews
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2690-4861']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.31579/2690-4861/166