COVID-19-associated opportunistic infections: a snapshot on the current reports

A Abdoli, S Falahi, A Kenarkoohi - Clinical and experimental medicine, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Treatment of the novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) remains a
complicated challenge, especially among patients with severe disease. In recent studies …

Increasing consumption of antibiotics during the COVID-19 pandemic: implications for patient health and emerging anti-microbial resistance

SS Malik, S Mundra - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The emergence of COVID-19 infection led to the indiscriminate use of antimicrobials without
knowing their efficacy in treating the disease. The gratuitous use of antibiotics for COVID-19 …

Exposure to lung-migrating helminth protects against murine SARS-CoV-2 infection through macrophage-dependent T cell activation

OO Oyesola, KL Hilligan, S Namasivayam… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
Helminth endemic regions report lower COVID-19 morbidity and mortality. Here, we show
that lung remodeling from a prior infection with a lung-migrating helminth, Nippostrongylus …

The role of co-infections and secondary infections in patients with COVID-19

C Feldman, R Anderson - Pneumonia, 2021 - Springer
Background It has been recognised for a considerable time-period, that viral respiratory
infections predispose patients to bacterial infections, and that these co-infections have a …

[HTML][HTML] A meta-meta-analysis of co-infection, secondary infections, and antimicrobial resistance in COVID-19 patients

AS Suleiman, MA Islam, MS Akter, MR Amin… - Journal of Infection and …, 2023 - Elsevier
The newly discovered coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has sparked a worldwide pandemic of
COVID-19, which has caused havoc on medical infrastructures, economies, and cultures …

COVID-19-associated mucormycosis (CAM): an updated evidence mapping

S Hussain, H Baxi, A Riad, J Klugarová… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Mucormycosis, a serious and rare fungal infection, has recently been reported in COVID-19
patients worldwide. This study aims to map all the emerging evidence on the COVID-19 …

Soil-transmitted helminths: A critical review of the impact of co-infections and implications for control and elimination

S Lebu, W Kibone, CC Muoghalu… - PLoS neglected …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Researchers have raised the possibility that soil-transmitted helminth (STH) infections might
modify the host's immune response against other systemic infections. STH infections can …

Helminth antigens differentially modulate the activation of CD4+ and CD8+ T lymphocytes of convalescent COVID-19 patients in vitro

T Adjobimey, J Meyer, V Terkeš, M Parcina, A Hoerauf - BMC medicine, 2022 - Springer
Background The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory disease caused by
SARS-CoV-2, a recently discovered strain of coronavirus. The virus has spread rapidly …

Soil-transmitted helminthic vaccines: Where are we now?

MTJ Wong, NS Anuar, R Noordin, GJ Tye - Acta tropica, 2023 - Elsevier
It has been tested and proven that vaccination is still the best strategy to combat infectious
diseases. However, to date, there are still no vaccines against human soil-transmitted …

The new status of parasitic diseases in the COVID-19 pandemic—risk factors or protective agents?

K Głuchowska, T Dzieciątkowski… - Journal of Clinical …, 2021 - mdpi.com
It is possible that parasites may influence the course of COVID-19 infection, as either risk
factors or protective agents; as such, the current coronavirus pandemic may affect the …