COVID-19 and Fungal infections: a double debacle

S Mina, H Yaakoub, C Annweiler, V Dubée… - Microbes and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Fungal infections remain hardly treatable because of unstandardized diagnostic tests,
limited antifungal armamentarium, and more specifically, potential toxic interactions between …

Root causes of fungal coinfections in COVID-19 infected patients

A Amin, A Vartanian, N Poladian, A Voloshko… - Infectious disease …, 2021 - mdpi.com
COVID-19 is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)
and has infected over 200 million people, causing over 4 million deaths. COVID-19 infection …

Fungal pathogens and COVID-19

A Singh, A Kaur, A Chowdhary - Current Opinion in Microbiology, 2023 - Elsevier
COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the complications of secondary fungal infections that
occurred globally in severe cases of coronavirus disease managed in the intensive care …

Coinfection of fungi with SARS-CoV-2 is a detrimental health risk for COVID-19 patients

N Baten, S Wajed, A Talukder, MHU Masum… - Beni-Suef University …, 2022 - Springer
Background Notable fungal coinfections with SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 patients have been
reported worldwide in an alarming way. Mucor spp. and Rhizopus spp. were commonly …

COVID-19-associated fungal infections: an urgent need for alternative therapeutic approach?

M Domán, K Bányai - Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Secondary fungal infections may complicate the clinical course of patients affected by viral
respiratory diseases, especially those admitted to intensive care unit. Hospitalized COVID …

Overview on the prevalence of fungal infections, immune response, and microbiome role in COVID-19 patients

M Roudbary, S Kumar, A Kumar, L Černáková… - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Patients with severe COVID-19, such as individuals in intensive care units (ICU), are
exceptionally susceptible to bacterial and fungal infections. The most prevalent fungal …

Invasive fungal infections associated with COVID-19

KM Hlaing, LM Monday, M Nucci, SA Nouér… - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic caused> 6 million deaths worldwide, often from respiratory failure.
Complications frequently occurred in hospitalized patients, particularly in the intensive care …

COVID-19-associated fungal infections

M Hoenigl, D Seidel, R Sprute, C Cunha… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated invasive fungal infections are an
important complication in a substantial number of critically ill, hospitalized patients with …

[PDF][PDF] Invasive fungal infections in patients with COVID-19: A review on pathogenesis, epidemiology, clinical features, treatment, and outcomes

M Chiurlo, A Mastrangelo, M Ripa… - New …, 2021 - newmicrobiologica.org
SUMMARY COVID-19 is frequently associated with the onset of secondary infections,
especially in severe cases treated in the intensive care unit. While bacterial pathogens are …

Risk factors for fungal co-infections in critically ill COVID-19 patients, with a focus on immunosuppressants

OT Ezeokoli, O Gcilitshana, CH Pohl - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
Severe cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) managed in the intensive care unit
are prone to complications, including secondary infections with opportunistic fungal …