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BMC Infect Dis
January 2025
State Key Lab of Respiratory Diseases, Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health, Department of Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, 151 Yanjiang Street West, Guangzhou, 510120, Guangdong, China.
Background: In the intensive care unit (ICU), invasive aspergillosis (IA) has a poor prognosis. Some studies report a positive association between diabetes mellitus (DM) and IA in critically ill patients, but the relationship between DM and IA in the ICU remains controversial. We aimed to clarify the relationship between DM and IA among patients in the ICU in a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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January 2025
Department of Microbiology, Lady Hardinge Medical College & Associated Hospitals, New Delhi, Delhi, India.
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has been prevailing for more than a year, associated with an increased number of opportunistic invasive fungal infections in patients who have been critically ill or immunocompromised. In this retrospective study, details of various clinical specimens received from suspected patients of fungal infections were studied. Fungal cultures were positive in 64% (51 out of 79) of COVID-19-positive patients and 43% (163 out of 381) of COVID-19-negative patients during the second wave of COVID-19 in 2021.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSjogren's syndrome (SS) is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease characterized by exocrine gland dysfunction. Mucormycosis is a rare yet life-threatening opportunistic fungal infection caused by species, with a high mortality rate. In patients undergoing long-term immunosuppressive therapy or corticosteroid use, especially when compounded by conditions such as diabetes or hyperlipidemia, Mucor can become pathogenic.
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February 2025
Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Arch Argent Pediatr
January 2025
Infectious Diseases Service, Hospital de Niños Sor María Ludovica, La Plata, Argentina.
Mucormycosis is an opportunistic fungal infection with high mortality, especially in immunocompromised patients. This article emphasizes the importance of early diagnosis and aggressive treatment. We describe the case of a child with leukemia treated with corticosteroids, vincristine, and daunorubicin, who developed rhino-orbital mucormycosis.
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