Fungal Infections Complicating COVID-19

• Other Authors: Hoenigl, Martin (Editor), Talento, Alida Fe (Editor)
• Format: Electronic Book Chapter
• Language: English
• Published: Basel, Switzerland MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: Medicine; SARS-CoV-2; co-infection; pulmonary aspergillosis; ICU; azole-resistant Aspergillus; Aspergillus fumigatus; CAPA; TR34L98H; SARS COV-2; Aspergillus; novel coronavirus; superinfection; risk factors; prevalence; challenges; immune response; expert statement; European Confederation of Medical Mycology; COVID-19; fungaemia; Saccharomyces; co-infections; invasive aspergillosis; putative; probable; Sars-CoV-2; PCR; galactomannan; classification; COVID-19 pneumonia; invasive pulmonary aspergillosis; diagnosis; multi-triazole resistance; COVID-19 associated invasive pulmonary aspergillosis; coinfection; diabetes; bloodstream infection; Candida glabrata; echinocandin resistance; FKS mutation; candidemia; candiduria; oral candidiasis; mycobiome; n/a
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Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), spread globally to pandemic proportions. Although the majority of cases have asymptomatic or mild infections, a significant proportion of cases progress to severe pneumonia and acute resp...