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Several COVID\u201019 cases were complicated due to coinfection with\n                      <jats:italic>Aspergillus, Rhizopus, and Mucor<\/jats:italic>\n                      species. We present COVID\u201019 with\n                      <jats:italic>Aspergillus tubingensis<\/jats:italic>\n                      coinfection.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Case Presentation<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      A male patient presented with fever, cough, severe shortness of breath, and abdominal pain that persisted for a week. The patient was admitted to the ICU. The patient was diabetic and hypertensive, and COVID\u201019 pneumonia was confirmed. The patient became septic, and his blood culture was positive for\n                      <jats:italic>Candida albican<\/jats:italic>\n                      s. His sputum culture was positive for\n                      <jats:italic>Acinetobacter<\/jats:italic>\n                      spp. The patient was treated with a broad range of antibiotics and antifungal treatment. His case was complicated by hospital\u2010acquired pneumonia; sputum culture was positive for\n                      <jats:italic>Aspergillus species.<\/jats:italic>\n                      Immediately, he developed septic shock, acute kidney injury, and disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). Postmortem molecular identification via ITS sequencing confirmed the presence of\n                      <jats:italic>Aspergillus tubingensis<\/jats:italic>\n                      .\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Invasive fungal infections are characterized by high mortality. 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