COVID-19-associated candidiasis (CAC): an underestimated complication in the absence of immunological predispositions?

A Arastehfar, A Carvalho, MH Nguyen, MT Hedayati… - Journal of fungi, 2020 - mdpi.com
The recent global pandemic of COVID-19 has predisposed a relatively high number of
patients to acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), which carries a risk of developing …

Candidemia among Iranian patients with severe COVID-19 admitted to ICUs

A Arastehfar, T Shaban, H Zarrinfar, M Roudbary… - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
As a novel risk factor, COVID-19 has led to an increase in the incidence of candidemia and
an elevated mortality rate. Despite being of clinical importance, there is a lack of data …

COVID-19-associated candidiasis: possible patho-mechanism, predisposing factors, and prevention strategies

N Ahmed, MS Mahmood, MA Ullah, Y Araf… - Current …, 2022 - Springer
Abstract The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), is threatening public health. A large number of …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19-associated candidiasis and the emerging concern of Candida auris infections

CS Tsai, SSJ Lee, WC Chen, CH Tseng, NY Lee… - Journal of Microbiology …, 2023 - Elsevier
The incidence of COVID-19-associated candidiasis (CAC) is increasing, resulting in a grave
outcome among hospitalized patients with COVID-19. The most alarming condition is the …

COVID-19 Impairs Immune Response to Candida albicans

D Moser, K Biere, B Han, M Hoerl, G Schelling… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Infection with SARS-CoV-2 can lead to Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) and result in
severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Recent reports indicate an increased …

[PDF][PDF] Candidemia in COVID-19 patients: incidence and characteristics in a prospective cohort compared to historical non-COVID-19 controls

A Mastrangelo, BN Germinario, M Ferrante… - Clin Infect …, 2020 - researchgate.net
We have read with interest the article by Lewis White and Colleagues, providing insights on
invasive fungal infections in COVID-19 patients [1]. The Authors describe a significant …

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 …

Candidemia in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients: incidence and characteristics in a prospective cohort compared with historical non–COVID-19 controls

A Mastrangelo, BN Germinario… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
(COVID-19) patients [1]. The authors describe a significant proportion of invasive yeast
infections, especially candidemia. To date, it is not clear if the incidence of candidemia in …

The landscape of candidemia during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic

EE Seagle, BR Jackson, SR Lockhart… - Clinical Infectious …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in unprecedented healthcare
challenges, and COVID-19 has been linked to secondary infections. Candidemia, a fungal …

Determinants of fluconazole resistance and echinocandin tolerance in C. parapsilosis isolates causing a large clonal candidemia outbreak among COVID-19 patients …

F Daneshnia, JN de Almeida Júnior… - Emerging Microbes & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Patients presenting with severe COVID-19 are predisposed to acquire secondary fungal
infections such as COVID-19-associated candidemia (CAC), which are associated with poor …