Candida in COVID-19: Gut-Lung Axis, Dysbiosis, and Infections
Milena Kordalewska,
David S. Perlin
Abstract:Purpose of Review
This review discusses the connections between the gut-lung axis, gut and respiratory tract dysbiosis, and Candida bloodstream, oral, and respiratory infections in COVID-19 patients.
Recent Findings
COVID-19–related dysfunction in the intestinal barrier together with gut and lung dysbiosis played an important role in disease pathophysiology, which affected host immune homeostasis giving rise to prominent systemic and respiratory bacterial … Show more
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