Fungal co-infections associated with global COVID-19 pandemic: a clinical and diagnostic perspective from China

G Song, G Liang, W Liu - Mycopathologia, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory
syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), has been sweeping across the globe. Based on a …

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 …

Cryptococcosis

AC Gushiken, KK Saharia, JW Baddley - Infectious Disease Clinics, 2021 - id.theclinics.com
Cryptococcosis is an infection of global significance, affecting both immunocompromised
and immunocompetent hosts. Traditionally, 2 main species of yeasts caused cryptococcosis …

Fungicide effects on human fungal pathogens: cross-resistance to medical drugs and beyond

RW Bastos, L Rossato, GH Goldman… - PLoS Pathogens, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Fungal infections are underestimated threats that affect over 1 billion people, and Candida
spp., Cryptococcus spp., and Aspergillus spp. are the 3 most fatal fungi. The treatment of …

Pulmonary cryptococcosis

AR Howard-Jones, R Sparks, D Pham, C Halliday… - Journal of Fungi, 2022 - mdpi.com
Pulmonary cryptococcosis describes an invasive lung mycosis caused by Cryptococcus
neoformans or Cryptococcus gattii complex. It is often a high-consequence disease in both …

Associations between Cryptococcus Genotypes, Phenotypes, and Clinical Parameters of Human Disease: A Review

MC Montoya, PM Magwene, JR Perfect - Journal of Fungi, 2021 - mdpi.com
The genus Cryptococcus contains two primary species complexes that are significant
opportunistic human fungal pathogens: C. neoformans and C. gattii. In humans …

COVID-19-associated Cryptococcus infection (CACI): a review of literature and clinical pearls

D Regalla, M VanNatta, M Alam, AE Malek - Infection, 2022 - Springer
Background Cryptococcal infection has been increasingly reported in patients with COVID-
19 infection, but the epidemiological factors, presentation, diagnostic certainty, and outcome …

Infectious and inflammatory pathways to cough

KF Naqvi, SB Mazzone… - Annual review of …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
Coughing is a dynamic physiological process resulting from input of vagal sensory neurons
innervating the airways and perceived airway irritation. Although cough serves to protect …

Consensus guidelines for the diagnosis and management of cryptococcosis and rare yeast infections in the haematology/oncology setting, 2021

CC Chang, V Hall, C Cooper… - Internal Medicine …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Cryptococcosis caused by the Cryptococcus neoformans–Cryptococcus gattii complex is an
important opportunistic infection in people with immunodeficiency, including in the …

Dormancy in Cryptococcus neoformans: 60 years of accumulating evidence

A Alanio - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2020 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Cryptococcus neoformans is an opportunistic yeast that is present worldwide and interacts
with various organisms. In humans, it is responsible for cryptococcosis, a deadly invasive …