Human coronaviruses and other respiratory viruses: underestimated opportunistic pathogens of the central nervous system?

M Desforges, A Le Coupanec, P Dubeau, A Bourgouin… - viruses, 2019 - mdpi.com
Respiratory viruses infect the human upper respiratory tract, mostly causing mild diseases.
However, in vulnerable populations, such as newborns, infants, the elderly and immune …

[HTML][HTML] Evidence that vitamin D supplementation could reduce risk of influenza and COVID-19 infections and deaths

WB Grant, H Lahore, SL McDonnell, CA Baggerly… - Nutrients, 2020 - mdpi.com
The world is in the grip of the COVID-19 pandemic. Public health measures that can reduce
the risk of infection and death in addition to quarantines are desperately needed. This article …

COVID-19 associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA)—from immunology to treatment

A Arastehfar, A Carvalho, FL van de Veerdonk… - Journal of Fungi, 2020 - mdpi.com
Like severe influenza, coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) resulting in acute respiratory
distress syndrome (ARDS) has emerged as an important disease that predisposes patients …

Antibiotic use in patients with COVID-19: a 'snapshot'Infectious Diseases International Research Initiative (ID-IRI) survey

B Beović, M Doušak, J Ferreira-Coimbra… - Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Background Antibiotics may be indicated in patients with COVID-19 due to suspected or
confirmed bacterial superinfection. Objectives To investigate antibiotic prescribing practices …

[HTML][HTML] Characterisation of in-hospital complications associated with COVID-19 using the ISARIC WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol UK: a prospective …

TM Drake, AM Riad, CJ Fairfield, C Egan, SR Knight… - The Lancet, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background COVID-19 is a multisystem disease and patients who survive might have in-
hospital complications. These complications are likely to have important short-term and long …

Review of influenza-associated pulmonary aspergillosis in ICU patients and proposal for a case definition: an expert opinion

PE Verweij, BJA Rijnders, RJM Brüggemann… - Intensive care …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is increasingly reported in patients with influenza
admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Classification of patients with influenza-associated …

Viral infections, the microbiome, and probiotics

A Harper, V Vijayakumar, AC Ouwehand… - Frontiers in Cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Viral infections continue to cause considerable morbidity and mortality around the world.
Recent rises in these infections are likely due to complex and multifactorial external drivers …

The inhibitory effect of curcumin on virus-induced cytokine storm and its potential use in the associated severe pneumonia

Z Liu, Y Ying - Frontiers in cell and developmental biology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Coronavirus infection, including SARS-CoV, MERS-CoV, and SARS-CoV2, causes daunting
diseases that can be fatal because of lung failure and systemic cytokine storm. The …

[HTML][HTML] Therapeutic potential of resveratrol against emerging respiratory viral infections

S Filardo, M Di Pietro, P Mastromarino… - Pharmacology & …, 2020 - Elsevier
Resveratrol has been widely studied for its therapeutic potential due to its antioxidant, anti-
inflammatory and anti-microbial properties. In particular, resveratrol has shown promising …

Mechanical control of innate immune responses against viral infection revealed in a human lung alveolus chip

H Bai, L Si, A Jiang, C Belgur, Y Zhai, R Plebani… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Mechanical breathing motions have a fundamental function in lung development and
disease, but little is known about how they contribute to host innate immunity. Here we use a …