Nasopharyngeal Microbial Communities of Patients Infected With SARS-CoV-2 That Developed COVID-19.

Background: SARS-CoV-2 is an RNA virus causing COVID-19. The clinical characteristics and epidemiology of COVID-19 have been extensively investigated, however, only one study so far focused on the patient's nasopharynx microbiota. In this study we investigated the nasopharynx microbial community of patients that developed different severity levels of COVID-19.

Azole and Amphotericin B MIC Values against : High Agreement between Spectrophotometric and Visual Readings Using the EUCAST EDef 9.3.2 Procedure.

The EUCAST EDef 9.3.2 procedure recommends visual readings of azole and amphotericin B MICs against spp.

[Infection due to Rothia mucilaginosa. A respiratory pathogen?].

Introduction: To describe the spectrum of infections caused by Rothia mucilaginosa.

Methods: Retrospective study of 20 cases diagnosed with R. mucilaginosa from 2009 to 2012.