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. 2021 Aug 7;1(2):71–80. doi: 10.1016/j.jointm.2021.07.001

Table 1.

Incidence and risk factors for CAPA (31 studies identified in the literature).

Study Country Environment, n (%) Comments Comorbitities
Bartoletti et al. [8] Italy ICU, 108 (27.27) Prospective study Obesity, AH, DM, Coronary disease, COPD, CReF, Hemodialysis, Cerebrovascular disease, Malignancies, Solid-organ transplant, Chronic steroid treatment
Alanio et al. [9] France ICU, 27 (33.3) Putative IPA mainly AH, Obesity, DM, BA, Cardiac disease
Rutsaert et al. [10] Belgium ICUs, 20 (35) None AH, DM, Hypercholesterinemia, CReF, Obesity, AML, HIV
Chen et al. [14] China ICU, 48 (27.1) Mixed fungal infections High IL-6 levels DM, AH, Heart disease
Lescure et al. [15] France 5 patients None Gout, AH, Thyroid cancer
Koehler et al. [16] Germany ICU, 19 (26.3) None AH, COPD, DM, Obesity OSA
van Arkel et al. [17] Netherlands ICU, 31 (19.4) 3 probable/3 possible CAPA Cardiomyopathy, COPD, BA
Blaize et al. [18] France ICU Case report Putative aspergillosis MDS, AH, Hashimoto disease
Prattes et al. [19] Austria ICU Case report 69-year-old patient COPD, OSA, Obesity, DM, AH, Cardiac disease
Antinori et al. [20] Italy ICU Case report None DM, AH, Atrial fibrillation, obesity
Wang et al. [21] China Hospital, 104 (8.5) Mainly elderly patients DM, AH, Cardiac disease, COPD, CReF
Meijer et al. [22] Netherland ICU Case report None Reflux, polyarthrosis
Mohamed et al. [23] Irelend ICU Case report Triazole-resistance DM, AH, Hyperlipidaemia, Obesity
Ghelfenstein-Ferreira et al. [24] France ICU Case report Triazole-resistance DM, AH, Hyperlipidemia, Obesity
Santana et al. [25] Brazil ICU Case report Autopsy confirmed CAPA AH, DM, CReF
Nasir et al. [26] Pakistan ICU, 23 (21.7) 4 patients with colonization DM, AH, Atrial myxoma, Recent stroke
Lamoth et al. [27] Switzerland ICU, 118 (3.8) None AH, DM, Obesity, Pulmonary fibrosis, BA
Van Biesen et al. [28] Netherlands ICU, 42 (21.4) None COPD, DM, AH, Chronic steroid treatment, Neutropenia, Stem cell transplant, Immunodeficiency
Flikweert et al. [29] Netherlands ICU, Unknown number of included patients 7 CAPA cases AH, DM, CReF
Falces-Romero et al. [30] Spain ICU, Unknown number of included patients 10 CAPA cases MDS, HIV, DM, COPD, Ankylosing spondylitis, Acquired hemophilia A, Hypothyroidism, CLL, Cardiac Disease
Helleberg et al. [31] Denmark ICU, 8 (25) Patients under ECMO AH, BA
White et al. [32] UK ICU, 135 (14) None DM, AH, CReF, Obesity, Cancer, CRF malignancy, Hyperlipidaemia, Cardiac and vascular disease, Autoimmune disorders
Gangneux et al. [33] France ICU, 45 (15.6) 8 patients with colonization DM, AH, Cancer, Hemopathy, CRF, Cardiovascular disease
Lahmer et al. [34] Germany ICU, 2 cases None Pulmonary fibrosis
Borman et al. [35] UK ICU, 719 (20) 15 possible/probable CAPA cases
Machado et al. [36] Spain ICU, 239 (3.3) 5 patients with colonization DM, AH, BA, Obesity, COPD, CReF, CLL, Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, CNS disease
Dellière et al. [37] France ICU, 366 (5.7) None Kidney transplant recipient, HIV, Cancer, Steroids treatment
Brown et al. [38] UK ICU, 62 (20) (+) GM test: 6 patients (+) PCR 5 patients
Fekkar et al. [39] France ICU, 145 (4.8) 6 CAPA cases, 1 fusariosis DM, AH, Obesity, Tabagism, Kidney and liver transplantation, Steroids treatment, Dyslipidemia
Razazi et al. [40] France ICU, 90 (11) Probable (8%), Putative (2%) Aspergillus tracheobronchitis (1%) DM, AH, COPD, Dialysis, Stroke, CHF (NYHA classification 3–4), Arrhythmias, CReF
Chauvet et al. [41] USA ICU, 46 (13.3) None Atrial fibrilation, COPD, AH, OSA, DM, CRF, Coronary Disease, CHD, ESRD, Nephrectomy, Vasculitis, Junctional tachycardia, Bipolar disorder, Hypercholesterolemia, Obesity, Hypothyroidism, Gastric ulcer, Atherosclerosis, Sarcopenia

The incidence includes proven/probable and putative cases of CAPA, while patients with colonization are mentioned in comments.

AH: Arterial hypertension; AML: Acute myeloid leukaemia; BA: Bronchial asthma; CAPA: COVID-19-associated aspergillosis; COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; COVID-19: Coronavirus disease 2019; CHD: Congenital heart disease; CHF: Congestive heart failure; CLL: Chronic lymphocytic leukemia; CNS: Central nervous system; CRF: Chronic respiratory failure; CReF: Chronic renal failure; DM: Diabetes mellitus; ECMO: Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; ESRD: End stage renal disease; GM: Galactomannan; HIV: Human immunodeficiency syndrome; ICU: Intensive care unit; IL-6: Interleukin-6; IPA: Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis; OSA: Obstructive sleep apnea; MDS: Mylodysplastic syndrome; NYHA: New York Heart Association; PCR: Polymerase chain reaction.