@article{Chowdhury_Haque_Barai_Rahim_Ananna_Jahan_Iqbal_2021, title={Growth of Aspergillus and Mucor spp. in sputum culture of a post-COVID patient: fungal infection or colonization? A clinical challenge in COVID-era}, volume={11}, url={https://www.banglajol.info/index.php/BIRDEM/article/view/55223}, DOI={10.3329/birdem.v11i3.55223}, abstractNote={<p>Opportunistic infections, especially invasive fungal infections have emerged as an added health issue in this COVID-era. The dysregulated immune mechanisms in the pathophysiology of COVID-19, its treatment with corticosteroids and other immunomodulatory agents, invasive mechanical ventilation and other forms of ventilatory and oxygen delivery systems, prolonged hospital stay, injudicious use of antimicrobials – all have set the required stages for such infections. Aspergillus spp. and Mucorales are ubiquitous, environmental fungus; may colonize in airways and chronically damaged human lungs, without significant health effects and cause disease, especially in immunocompromized patients. We report case history of a middle aged Bangladeshi man with multiple comorbidities, who presented with fever and respiratory symptoms, four-months after recovery from COVID-19. He had Aspergillus and Mucors on sputum microscopy and cultures; but his response to antibiotics suggested these were colonozations in previously injured lungs by tuberculosis in the form of fibrosis and bronchiectasis. He is well and free of symptoms, two-months since discharge.</p> <p>BIRDEM Med J 2021; 11(3): 218-222</p>}, number={3}, journal={BIRDEM Medical Journal}, author={Chowdhury, Tufayel Ahmed and Haque, Talha Sami Ul and Barai, Lovely and Rahim, Muhammad Abdur and Ananna, Mehruba Alam and Jahan, Israt and Iqbal, Sarwar}, year={2021}, month={Aug.}, pages={218–222} }