These infections are caused by pathogens belonging to Rhizopus, Aspergillus, and Candida species, respectively. Prior research has shown that secondary fungal infections in COVID-19 patients are high.

John C. Hu, MD, PhD, clinical assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, is a co-senior author on a recently ...

A new study published in JCI Insight suggests that interleukin-7 (IL-7), a key immune-boosting cytokine, may help critically ill COVID-19 patients by reducing life-threatening secondary infections.

As the coronavirus weakens patients' immune systems, secondary illnesses like pneumonia are forcing doctors to increase the use of antibiotics for these bacterial infections, resulting in ...

Streptococcus pneumoniae binds to host GAPDH on dying lung epithelial cells worsening secondary infection following influenza. Cell Reports , 2021; 35 (11): 109267 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021. ...

Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a DNA test to help spot dangerous secondary infections that may develop during COVID-19 treatment—such as cases of pneumonia associated ...

Dairy cows infected with avian flu in five U.S. states have died or been slaughtered by farmers because they did not recover, state officials and academics told Reuters.