Top in ID: Fungal disease, health care workers and COVID-19

A recent study showed that invasive fungal disease was common among critically ill patients with COVID-19 on mechanical ventilation. It was the top story in infectious disease last week.

Another top story was about a report that indicated many SARS-CoV-2 infections go undetected in frontline health care personnel.

Read these and more top stories in infectious disease below:

Invasive fungal disease common among critically ill COVID-19 patients, study finds

Invasive fungal disease occurs often in critically ill patients with COVID-19 on mechanical ventilation, according to a study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Read more.

Many SARS-CoV-2 infections in frontline health care personnel may go undetected

Among more than 3,200 frontline U.S. health care personnel, around 6% had evidence of a prior SARS-CoV-2 infection — but a high proportion of infections went previously undetected, researchers reported in MMWR. Read more.

Experts offer advice to ensure safe voting during pandemic

Election and public health officials should collaborate to ensure that Americans are able to vote safely during the COVID-19 pandemic, an expert said. Read more.

Mass testing in correctional facilities identifies more than 7,000 COVID-19 cases

Mass COVID-19 testing among staff and inmates at correctional and detention facilities in the U.S. led to a median 12-fold increase in known cases compared with symptom-based testing alone, according to data published in MMWR. Read more.

HIV, TB associated with increased COVID-19 mortality in South African study

HIV and tuberculosis were independently associated with an increased risk for COVID-19 mortality in a South African study that included more than 22,000 patients with the new disease, researchers reported in Clinical Infectious Diseases. Read more.