Infections in the first year of life are common and often severe. The newborn host
demonstrates both quantitative and qualitative differences to the adult in nearly all aspects of …

The epidemiology of invasive fungal infections (IFIs) in immunocompromised individuals has
changed over the last few decades, partially due to the increased use of antifungal agents to …

Objectives To describe the burden, epidemiology and outcomes of co-infections and
superinfections occurring in hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID …

Breakthrough invasive fungal infections (IFI s) have emerged as a significant problem in
patients receiving systemic antifungals; however, consensus criteria for defining …

Candida albicans, one of the pathogenic Candida species, causes high mortality rate in
immunocompromised and high-risk surgical patients. In the last decade, only one new class …

Advanced sequencing techniques have shown that bacteria are not the only complex and
important microbes in the human intestine. Nonbacterial organisms, particularly the virome …

As the global COVID-19 pandemic spreads worldwide, new challenges arise in the clinical
landscape. The need for reliable diagnostic methods, treatments and vaccines for COVID-19 …

Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis is a life-threatening mycosis that only affects patients with
immunosuppression, chemotherapy-induced neutropenia, transplantation, or congenital …

Invasive fungal disease (IFD) is a common cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with
hematologic malignancies, especially among those undergoing allogeneic hematopoietic …

Background Aspergillus spp. induce elevated levels of several cytokines. It remains
unknown whether these cytokines hold value for clinical routine and enhance diagnostic …