Aspergillus coinfection in critically Ill patients with severe dengue
In 2014–2015, a significant outbreak of dengue fever occurred in southern Taiwan, with a subsequent decline in dengue incidence. Despite this, there is emerging concern about virus-associated aspergillosis, yet limited research has explored coinfections involving dengue and aspergillosis. We conduct...
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| author | Yang-Han Lin Ting-Chia Chang Wen-Liang Yu Willy Chou Chin-Ming Chen |
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| description | In 2014–2015, a significant outbreak of dengue fever occurred in southern Taiwan, with a subsequent decline in dengue incidence. Despite this, there is emerging concern about virus-associated aspergillosis, yet limited research has explored coinfections involving dengue and aspergillosis. We conducted a retrospective study at a single center in Southern Taiwan, specifically focusing on dengue patients admitted to the intensive care unit during the period between July and November 2015. Among the 142 dengue patients studied, only 8.06 % (10/142) underwent serum galactomannan testing, with a single patient undergoing bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) galactomannan assay. Out of those tested, 20 % (2/10) returned positive serum galactomannan results. Herein, we present two consecutive cases of coinfection involving dengue and pulmonary aspergillosis in immunocompetent patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a6e4d5464289459dbb8dd28020d642ee2023-11-17T05:25:42ZengElsevierJournal of Infection and Public Health1876-03412023-12-01161218931897Aspergillus coinfection in critically Ill patients with severe dengueYang-Han Lin0Ting-Chia Chang1Wen-Liang Yu2Willy Chou3Chin-Ming Chen4Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, TaiwanDivision of Chest Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, TaiwanDepartment of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 100, TaiwanDepartment of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chi Mei Medical Center, Chiali, TaiwanDepartment of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan; School of Medicine, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Correspondence to: Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, 901 Zhonghua Road, Yong-Kang District, Tainan City 710, Taiwan.In 2014–2015, a significant outbreak of dengue fever occurred in southern Taiwan, with a subsequent decline in dengue incidence. Despite this, there is emerging concern about virus-associated aspergillosis, yet limited research has explored coinfections involving dengue and aspergillosis. We conducted a retrospective study at a single center in Southern Taiwan, specifically focusing on dengue patients admitted to the intensive care unit during the period between July and November 2015. Among the 142 dengue patients studied, only 8.06 % (10/142) underwent serum galactomannan testing, with a single patient undergoing bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) galactomannan assay. Out of those tested, 20 % (2/10) returned positive serum galactomannan results. Herein, we present two consecutive cases of coinfection involving dengue and pulmonary aspergillosis in immunocompetent patients.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034123003143DengueAspergillusCoinfectionVirus-associated fungal disease |
| spellingShingle | Yang-Han Lin Ting-Chia Chang Wen-Liang Yu Willy Chou Chin-Ming Chen Aspergillus coinfection in critically Ill patients with severe dengue Journal of Infection and Public Health Dengue Aspergillus Coinfection Virus-associated fungal disease |
| title | Aspergillus coinfection in critically Ill patients with severe dengue |
| title_full | Aspergillus coinfection in critically Ill patients with severe dengue |
| title_fullStr | Aspergillus coinfection in critically Ill patients with severe dengue |
| title_full_unstemmed | Aspergillus coinfection in critically Ill patients with severe dengue |
| title_short | Aspergillus coinfection in critically Ill patients with severe dengue |
| title_sort | aspergillus coinfection in critically ill patients with severe dengue |
| topic | Dengue Aspergillus Coinfection Virus-associated fungal disease |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034123003143 |
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