Abbreviations
COVID-19 Coronavirus disease 2019
SARS-COV-2 virus Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
ICU Intensive care unit
IPA Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis
IAA Influenza-associated aspergillosis
ARDS Acute respiratory distress syndrome
h Hour
BAL Broncho-alveolar lavage
CT Computed tomography
EORTC European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer
AspICU Aspergillosis intensive care unit
No Number
SD Standard deviation
HEPA High-efficiency particulate air filters
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Acknowledgements
We want to thank our entire ICU team for their unwavering commitment during these challenging times.

Authors’ contributions
LR wrote the first draft of manuscript with input and revisions from NVR and NS. NS collected the data from the source documents. TVH and LR performed the literature search. PB and HD advised on the reporting of the clinical data; RN and HM on the reporting of the microbiological and infection prevention data. All authors had full access to all of the data. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.

Funding
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Availability of data and materials
The datasets used and/or analysed during the current study are available from the corresponding author on reasonable request.

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Competing interests
The authors declare that they have no competing interests.