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Candida makes a lasting impression in COVID-19

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Severe COVID-19 is marked by excessive inflammation that can persist after infection. The commensal yeast Candida albicans is now implicated in the acute and chronic immunopathology of COVID-19.

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Fig. 1: COVID-19 severity and recovery correlate with changes to the gut mycobiome and systemic markers of inflammation.

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Lagree, K., Chen, P. Candida makes a lasting impression in COVID-19. Nat Immunol 24, 1782–1784 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41590-023-01648-1

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