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 …

The emergence of COVID-19 associated mucormycosis: a review of cases from 18 countries

M Hoenigl, D Seidel, A Carvalho… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Reports of COVID-19-associated mucormycosis have been increasing in frequency since
early 2021, particularly among patients with uncontrolled diabetes. Patients with diabetes …

Multicenter epidemiologic study of coronavirus disease–associated mucormycosis, India

A Patel, R Agarwal, SM Rudramurthy… - Emerging infectious …, 2021 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
During September–December 2020, we conducted a multicenter retrospective study across
India to evaluate epidemiology and outcomes among cases of coronavirus disease (COVID …

Mucormycosis: An opportunistic pathogen during COVID-19

I Mahalaxmi, K Jayaramayya, D Venkatesan… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) still remains on an upsurge trend.
The second wave of this disease has led to panic in many countries, including India and …

Challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of mucormycosis

A Skiada, C Lass-Floerl, N Klimko, A Ibrahim… - Medical …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The diagnosis and treatment of mucormycosis are challenging. The incidence of the disease
seems to be increasing. Hematological malignancies are the most common underlying …

A challenging complication following SARS-CoV-2 infection: a case of pulmonary mucormycosis

D Pasero, S Sanna, C Liperi, D Piredda, GP Branca… - Infection, 2021 - Springer
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection might induce a significant and
sustained lymphopenia, increasing the risk of develo** opportunistic infections …

ECIL-6 guidelines for the treatment of invasive candidiasis, aspergillosis and mucormycosis in leukemia and hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients

F Tissot, S Agrawal, L Pagano, G Petrikkos… - …, 2016 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The European Conference on Infections in Leukemia (ECIL) provides recommendations for
diagnostic strategies and prophylactic, pre-emptive or targeted therapy strategies for various …

Mucormycosis in 2023: an update on pathogenesis and management

A Alqarihi, DP Kontoyiannis, AS Ibrahim - Frontiers in Cellular and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Mucormycosis (MCR) is an emerging and frequently lethal fungal infection caused by the
Mucorales family, with Rhizopus, Mucor, and Lichtheimia, accounting for> 90% of all cases …

ESCMID and ECMM joint clinical guidelines for the diagnosis and management of mucormycosis 2013

OA Cornely, S Arikan‐Akdagli… - Clinical Microbiology …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract These European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases and
European Confederation of Medical Mycology Joint Clinical Guidelines focus on the …

Mucormycosis: risk factors, diagnosis, treatments, and challenges during COVID-19 pandemic

A Sharma, A Goel - Folia microbiologica, 2022 - Springer
Mucormycosis is a deadly opportunistic disease caused by a group of fungus named
mucormycetes. Fungal spores are normally present in the environment and the immune …