COVID-19-associated Cryptococcus infection (CACI): a review of literature and clinical pearls.
Background: Cryptococcal infection has been increasingly reported in patients with COVID-19 infection, but the epidemiological factors, presentation, diagnostic certainty, and outcome have not been well-described. Methods: We reviewed the published cases of COVID-19-associated Cryptococcus infection...
| Publicado en: | Infection Vol. 50; no. 4; pp. 1007 - 1013 |
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| Formato: | review tables/charts Journal Article |
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Springer Nature
Aug2022
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