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Rhigerarasv t1_ix5nmgo wrote

Serious issue:

Fungal infections create biofilms in the body protection viruses and bacteria from the immune system

Fungal infections and biofilm (Protecting bacteria and viruses)

Fungal Biofilms, Drug Resistance, and Recurrent Infection

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4200207/

Bacterial and fungal communities in tracheal aspirates of intubated COVID-19 patients: a pilot study

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-13482-w

Bacterial coinfection among coronavirus disease 2019 patient groups: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8245302/

Anti-Biofilm Activity of Cannabidiol against Candida albicans

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33672633/

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SalSaddy t1_ix8abrv wrote

Thanks for the links, this is serious. I remembered reading about a lethal fungal lung infection in some intubated Covid patients. IIRC they had to close down the whole hospital wing for investigation and disinfection.

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