Fungal infection profile in critically ill COVID-19 patients: a prospective study at a large teaching hospital in a middle-income country

EM Negm, MS Mohamed, RA Rabie, WS Fouad… - BMC Infectious …, 2023 - Springer
Background Critically ill COVID-19 patients are highly susceptible to opportunistic fungal
infection due to many factors, including virus-induced immune dysregulation, host-related …

Multiple Candida strains causing oral infection in COVID-19 patients under corticosteroids and antibiotic therapy: An observational study

F Babamahmoodi, MS Rezai, F Ahangarkani… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Introduction The occurrence of oral candidiasis (OC) is expected in patients with COVID-19,
especially those with moderate to severe forms of infection who are hospitalized and may be …

[HTML][HTML] Genotyping and susceptibility testing uncovers large azole-resistant Candida tropicalis clade in Alexandria, Egypt

B Spruijtenburg, EFJ Meijer, M Xiao, SM Shawky… - Journal of Global …, 2023 - Elsevier
Objectives Candida tropicalis is an emerging medically relevant Candida species. The yeast
primarily causes opportunistic infections in intensive care units and is highly prevalent in …

Thymoquinone Antifungal Activity against Candida glabrata Oral Isolates from Patients in Intensive Care Units—An In Vitro Study

N Nouri, SR Mohammadi, J Beardsley, P Aslani… - Metabolites, 2023 - mdpi.com
The number of Candida spp. infections and drug resistance are dramatically increasing
worldwide, particularly among immunosuppressed patients, and it is urgent to find novel …

Effect of silver nanoparticles on different Candida species isolated from patients with oral candidiasis.

MG Bahey, AM Gabr, AM Abo Hagar… - Microbes and Infectious …, 2024 - journals.ekb.eg
Background: Oral candidiasis is an opportunistic infection of the oral cavity that can be
distributed via the bloodstream, resulting in serious systemic candidiasis. Because of the …

Secondary bacterial and fungal infections in critically ill COVID‐19 patients: Impact on antimicrobial resistance

EE Hegazy, IS Ibrahim, MG Bahey - Microbes and Infectious …, 2022 - journals.ekb.eg
Background: The primary burden among severely ill COVID-19 cases allocated to ICUs is
secondary bacterial and fungal infections. Antimicrobial resistance is aggravated more likely …