Background The global burden of invasive fungal infections (IFIs) has shown an upsurge in
recent years due to the higher load of immunocompromised patients suffering from various …

Objectives The aim of the study was to systematically review current studies reporting on
clinical outcomes in people living with HIV (PLHIV) infected with severe acute respiratory …

Background: The World Health Organization has declared coronavirus disease 2019
(COVID-19) a public health emergency of global concern. Updated analysis of cases might …

Fungal diseases kill more than 1.5 million and affect over a billion people. However, they are
still a neglected topic by public health authorities even though most deaths from fungal …

Since the dawn of civilization, it has been understood that pathogenic microorganisms
cause infectious conditions in humans, which at times, may prove fatal. Among the different …

Fungi and bacteria encounter each other in various niches of the human body. There, they
interact directly with one another or indirectly via the host response. In both cases …

ABSTRACT DNA from phylogenetically diverse microbes is routinely recovered from healthy
human lungs and used to define the lung microbiome. The proportion of this DNA originating …

Microorganisms are remarkable producers of a wide diversity of natural products that
significantly improve human health and well-being. Currently, these natural products …

Pneumocystis jirovecii is a ubiquitous opportunistic fungus that can cause life-threatening
pneumonia. People with HIV (PWH) who have low CD4 counts are one of the populations at …

Pneumocystis, a unique atypical fungus with an elusive lifestyle, has had an important
medical history. It came to prominence as an opportunistic pathogen that not only can cause …