Etiology of fatal infections
. | n . |
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Fatal infections | 79 |
Microbiologically confirmed | 42 (53% of fatal infections) |
Viral | 32 (41% of fatal infections) |
SARS-CoV-2 | >29∗ |
EBV | 1 |
CMV | 1† |
PML | 1 |
Bacterial | 4 (5% of fatal infections) |
Gram-negative bacteremia | 4 |
Fungal | 5 (6% of fatal infections) |
Candidemia | 1 |
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia | 3 |
Systemic mycoses | 1 |
Protozoan | |
Toxoplasmosis | 1 |
Clinically diagnosed | 12 (15% of fatal infections) |
Sepsis | 4 |
Pneumonia | 8 |
Etiology not reported | 25 (32% of total infections) |
. | n . |
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Fatal infections | 79 |
Microbiologically confirmed | 42 (53% of fatal infections) |
Viral | 32 (41% of fatal infections) |
SARS-CoV-2 | >29∗ |
EBV | 1 |
CMV | 1† |
PML | 1 |
Bacterial | 4 (5% of fatal infections) |
Gram-negative bacteremia | 4 |
Fungal | 5 (6% of fatal infections) |
Candidemia | 1 |
Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia | 3 |
Systemic mycoses | 1 |
Protozoan | |
Toxoplasmosis | 1 |
Clinically diagnosed | 12 (15% of fatal infections) |
Sepsis | 4 |
Pneumonia | 8 |
Etiology not reported | 25 (32% of total infections) |
CMV, cytomegalovirus; EBV, Epstein-Barr virus; PML, Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy; SARS-CoV-2, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2.
Some studies reported at least the proportion or total number of SARS-CoV-2 associated deaths, thus the acutal number may be higher.
After first-line therapy.