03340nam 2200877z- 450 991055720530332120231214133546.0(CKB)5400000000041887(oapen)https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/76280(EXLCZ)99540000000004188720202201d2021 |y 0engurmn|---annantxtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFungal Infections Complicating COVID-19Basel, SwitzerlandMDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute20211 electronic resource (98 p.)3-0365-0554-7 3-0365-0555-5 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 respiratory distress syndrome requiring critical care. Opportunistic infections following severe respiratory viral infections have been recognized since the 1918 influenza pandemic. Among critically ill patients with COVID-19, secondary fungal infections caused by Aspergillus and Candida spp. are increasingly described, affecting up to 30% of COVID-19 patients requiring intensive care treatment. This collection of manuscripts focuses on fungal infections complicating COVID-19, including immunological mechanisms and pathogenesis, diagnosis, and treatment.MedicinebicsscSARS-CoV-2co-infectionpulmonary aspergillosisICUazole-resistant AspergillusAspergillus fumigatusCAPATR34L98HSARS COV-2Aspergillusnovel coronavirussuperinfectionrisk factorsprevalencechallengesimmune responseexpert statementEuropean Confederation of Medical MycologyCOVID-19fungaemiaSaccharomycesco-infectionsinvasive aspergillosisputativeprobableSars-CoV-2PCRgalactomannanclassificationCOVID-19 pneumoniainvasive pulmonary aspergillosisdiagnosismulti-triazole resistanceCOVID-19 associated invasive pulmonary aspergillosiscoinfectiondiabetesbloodstream infectionCandida glabrataechinocandin resistanceFKS mutationcandidemiacandiduriaoral candidiasismycobiomeMedicineHoenigl Martinedt1287896Talento Alida FeedtHoenigl MartinothTalento Alida FeothBOOK9910557205303321Fungal Infections Complicating COVID-193036854UNINA