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Bacterial co-infections in mucormycosis in severely ill populations: an overlooked and complex challenge

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Mucormycosis is found in co-infection with bacteria in >50% of the cases. Most of these cases were reported among people with haematological diseases. The two most frequent bacteria found were Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae. Almost 40% of the identified bacteria were reported as multidrug resistant (MDR).

Source: Access Microbiology

DOI: 10.1099/acmi.0.000850.v4

Authors: Dora Corzo Leon, Victor Hugo Ahumada-Topete, Luis Ostrosky-Zeichner

Institutions: University of Exeter, MRC Centre for Medical Mycology, Instituto Nacional de Enfermedades Respiratorias, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Language: English

Topic: Antifungal resistance and susceptibility

Subfield: Infectious Diseases

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $858