Influencing factors and clinical characteristics of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome complicated with invasive pulmonary aspergillosis

To investigate the clinical characteristics and risk factors of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA) in patients with severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS). We conducted a retrospective analysis of 136 SFTS patients hospitalized at Zhongnan Hospital of Wuhan University between January 2017 and May 2024. Patients were stratified into IPA (n = 33) and non-IPA (n = 103) groups. Demographics, comorbidities, laboratory parameters, interventions, and outcomes were compared. Univariate a