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Özbek, L; Topçu, U; Manay, M; Esen, BH; Bektas, SN; Aydın, S; Özdemir, B; Khostelidi, SN; Klimko, N; Cornely, O; Zakhour, J; Kanj, SS; Seidel, D; Hoenigl, M; Ergönül, Ö.
COVID-19-associated mucormycosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 958 cases.
Clin Microbiol Infect. 2023; Doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2023.03.008 [OPEN ACCESS]
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Abstract:
BACKGROUND: Mucormycosis, a rare fungal infection, has shown an increase in the number of reported cases during the COVID-19 pandemic. OBJECTIVES: To provide a comprehensive insight into the characteristics of COVID-19-associated mucormycosis (CAM), through a systematic review and meta-analysis. DATA SOURCES: PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Cochrane, CINAHL, Ovid MEDLINE, and FungiSCOPE. STUDY ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA: Studies reporting individual-level information in adult CAM patients between January 1, 2020 and December 28, 2022. PARTICIPANTS: Adults who developed mucormycosis during or after COVID-19. ASSESSMENT OF RISK OF BIAS: Quality assessment was performed based on the National Institutes of Health Quality Assessment Tool for Case Series Studies. METHODS OF DATA SYNTHESIS: Demographic information and clinical features were documented for each patient. Logistic regression analysis was used to predict the risk of mortality. RESULTS: 958 individual cases reported from forty-five countries were eligible. 88.1% (844/958) were reported from low- or middle-income countries (LMIC). Corticosteroid use for COVID-19 (78.5%, 619/789) and diabetes (77.9%, 738/948) were common. Diabetic ketoacidosis (p<0.001), history of malignancy (p<0.001), underlying pulmonary (p=0.017) or renal disease (p<0.001), obesity (p<0.001), hypertension (p=0.040), age (>65 years) (p=0.001), Aspergillus co-infection (p=0.037), and tocilizumab use during COVID-19 (p=0.018) increased the mortality. CAM occurred on average 22 days after COVID-19 and 8 days after hospitalization. Diagnosis of mucormycosis in patients with Aspergillus co-infection and pulmonary mucormycosis was made on average 15.4 days (range 0-35) and 14.0 days (range 0-53) after hospitalization, respectively. Cutaneous mucormycosis accounted for <1% of cases. The overall mortality rate was 38.9% (303/780). CONCLUSION: Mortality of CAM was high, and most reports were from LMIC countries. We detected novel risk factors for CAM such as older age, specific comorbidities, Aspergillus co-infection and tocilizumab use, in addition to previously identified factors.

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