Covid‑19‑Associated Mucormycosis: A Review of an Emergent Epidemic Fungal Infection in the Era of Covid‑19 Pandemic

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Chamola V^{1, 2} ; Mohammadi R³ ; Nair H⁴ ; Goyal A⁵ ; Patel A⁶ ; Hassija V⁵ ; Bassetti M⁷ ; Narang P⁸ ; Paredes R⁹ ; Santos JR¹⁰ ; Hashemi SJ¹¹ ; Sani MP¹² ; Shirani K¹³ ; Alijani N¹⁴ Show All Authors

Chamola V^{1, 2}
Mohammadi R³
Nair H⁴
Goyal A⁵
Patel A⁶
Hassija V⁵
Bassetti M⁷
Narang P⁸
Paredes R⁹
Santos JR¹⁰
Hashemi SJ¹¹
Sani MP¹²
Shirani K¹³
Alijani N¹⁴
Naeini BA^{15, 16}
Pourazizi M¹⁷
Abtahi SH¹⁸
Khorvash F¹⁹
Khanjari M²⁰
Ahmadikia K¹¹

Source: Journal of Research in Medical Sciences Published:2022

Abstract

At a time when the COVID‑19’s second wave is still picking up in countries like India, a number of reports describe the potential association with a rise in the number of cases of mucormycosis, commonly known as the black fungus. This fungal infection has been around for centuries and affects those people whose immunity has been compromised due to severe health conditions. In this article, we provide a detailed overview of mucormycosis and discuss how COVID‑19 could have caused a sudden spike in an otherwise rare disease in countries like India. The article discusses the various symptoms of the disease, class of people most vulnerable to this infection, preventive measures to avoid the disease, and various treatments that exist in clinical practice and research to manage the disease. © 2022 Journal of Research in Medical Sciences | Published by Wolters Kluwer - Medknow.

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MLA	Chamola V, et al.. "Covid‑19‑Associated Mucormycosis: A Review of an Emergent Epidemic Fungal Infection in the Era of Covid‑19 Pandemic." Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, vol. 27, no. 1, 2022, pp. -.
APA	Chamola V, Mohammadi R, Nair H, Goyal A, Patel A, Hassija V, Bassetti M, Narang P, Paredes R, Santos JR, Hashemi SJ, Sani MP, Shirani K, Alijani N, Naeini BA, Pourazizi M, Abtahi SH, Khorvash F, Khanjari M, Ahmadikia K (2022). Covid‑19‑Associated Mucormycosis: A Review of an Emergent Epidemic Fungal Infection in the Era of Covid‑19 Pandemic. Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 27(1), -.
Chicago	Chamola V, Mohammadi R, Nair H, Goyal A, Patel A, Hassija V, Bassetti M, et al.. "Covid‑19‑Associated Mucormycosis: A Review of an Emergent Epidemic Fungal Infection in the Era of Covid‑19 Pandemic." Journal of Research in Medical Sciences 27, no. 1 (2022): -.
Harvard	Chamola V et al. (2022) 'Covid‑19‑Associated Mucormycosis: A Review of an Emergent Epidemic Fungal Infection in the Era of Covid‑19 Pandemic', Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 27(1), pp. -.
Vancouver	Chamola V, Mohammadi R, Nair H, Goyal A, Patel A, Hassija V, et al.. Covid‑19‑Associated Mucormycosis: A Review of an Emergent Epidemic Fungal Infection in the Era of Covid‑19 Pandemic. Journal of Research in Medical Sciences. 2022;27(1):-.
BibTex	@article{ author = {Chamola V and Mohammadi R and Nair H and Goyal A and Patel A and Hassija V and Bassetti M and Narang P and Paredes R and Santos JR and Hashemi SJ and Sani MP and Shirani K and Alijani N and Naeini BA and Pourazizi M and Abtahi SH and Khorvash F and Khanjari M and Ahmadikia K}, title = {Covid‑19‑Associated Mucormycosis: A Review of an Emergent Epidemic Fungal Infection in the Era of Covid‑19 Pandemic}, journal = {Journal of Research in Medical Sciences}, volume = {27}, number = {1}, pages = {-}, year = {2022} }
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