Increased Hospitalizations Involving Fungal Infections during COVID-19 Pandemic, United States, January 2020–December 2021

Abstract

Hospitalizations involving fungal infections increased 8.5% each year in the United States during 2019–2021. During 2020–2021, patients hospitalized with COVID-19–associated fungal infections had higher (48.5%) in-hospital mortality rates than those with non–COVID-19–associated fungal infections (12.3%). Improved fungal disease surveillance is needed, particularly during respiratory virus pandemics.

Keywords

• fungi
• invasive fungal infections
• mycoses
• hospitalizations
• aspergillosis
• candidiasis