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10:45 – 11:05 15. Nov 2021
10:45 – 11:05 15. Nov 2021 iCal myOrganizer
MEDICA LABMED FORUM

MLF: Metagenomics in COVID-19 and co-infections

Session Metagenomics and metabolomics

Chairs

Image: Beniam Ghebremedhin
Prof. Dr. Beniam Ghebremedhin † Witten/Herdecke University, HELIOS University Hospital Wuppertal, Chief resident, deputy director

Speakers

Image: Prof. Dr. med. Dr. rer. nat. André Gessner
Prof. Dr. Dr. André Gessner University Regensburg, Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Director

Bacterial or virus co-infections with SARS-CoV-2 have been reported in several studies, however, the knowledge on the pathopysiology of fungal coinfections among patients with COVID-19 is limited. We performed systematic studies on the lung mycobiome during the clinical course of severe SARS-CoV-2 infections by next generation sequencing (NGS) and suggest that clinicians should have special attention for the possible occurrence of fungal infections in critical ill COVID-19 patients.