Culture-positive COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA) in Germany.

Aldejohann LH, Steinmann J, Ruegamer T, Martin R, Thielemann N, Walther G, Kurzai O, Aldejohann AM (2025) Culture-positive COVID-19-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA) in Germany. Int J Med Microbiol 321, 151676.

Abstract

COVID-19-associated-pulmonary-aspergillosis (CAPA) is a severe superinfection mostly affecting critically ill COVID-19 patients. Early diagnosis and clinical management of CAPA remain major clinical challenges. Here, we evaluated different approaches to classify culture-positive CAPA at its peak season, assessed incidence and mortality, identified risk factors and analysed clinical and laboratory CAPA-management of three German tertiary care hospitals.

Leibniz-HKI-Authors

Oliver Kurzai
Grit Walther

Identifier

doi: 10.1016/j.ijmm.2025.151676

PMID: 41014717