Wendy Pulby, Jérémy Lafolie, Chloé Belot, Loïc Dopeux, Sébastien Loiseau, Maxime Moniot, Philippe Poirier, Céline Nourrisson
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Abstract
Background: SARS-CoV-2 infection is an acute respiratory distress syndrome associated with immune dysfunction, causing COVID-19 disease. The use of immunosuppressive drugs in its treatment increases the risk of opportunistic infections. In particular, opportunistic fungal infections have been described in initially non-immunocompromised patients with severe COVID-19 disease. Among them, rare cases of cryptococcosis have been described.
Case presentation: Here we present the first two French cases of non-HIV non-transplant patients who developed disseminated Cryptococcus neoformans fungal infection in the setting of severe COVID-19 disease.
Conclusions: Blood cultures appear to be an interesting diagnostic tool for post-COVID-19 cryptococcosis, which is an often fatal complication.
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FEMS Microbiology Letters gives priority to concise papers that merit rapid publication by virtue of their originality, general interest and contribution to new developments in microbiology. All aspects of microbiology, including virology, are covered.
2019 Impact Factor: 1.987, Journal Citation Reports (Source Clarivate, 2020)
Ranking: 98/135 (Microbiology)
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Physiology and Biochemistry (including genetics, molecular biology and ‘omic’ studies)
Food Microbiology (from food production and biotechnology to spoilage and food borne pathogens)
Biotechnology and Synthetic Biology
Pathogens and Pathogenicity (including medical, veterinary, plant and insect pathogens – particularly those relating to food security – with the exception of viruses)
Environmental Microbiology (including ecophysiology, ecogenomics and meta-omic studies)
Virology (viruses infecting any organism, including Bacteria and Archaea)
Taxonomy and Systematics (for publication of novel taxa, taxonomic reclassifications and reviews of a taxonomic nature)
Professional Development (including education, training, CPD, research assessment frameworks, research and publication metrics, best-practice, careers and history of microbiology)
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