Microbiological Genus Characterisation, Clinical Features, and Outcome in Patients of COVID-19 Associated Mucormycosis: A Single-centre Cross-sectional Study

• Published in: Journal of clinical and diagnostic research Vol. 17; no. 11; pp. 01 - 05
• Main Authors: Gupta, Sneha, Patel, Rushika, Gangurde, Nita, Vankudre, Ashok, Kulkarni, Shreeya
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: JCDR Research and Publications Private Limited 01.11.2023
• Subjects: diabetes mellitus; rhino-orbital-cerebral; risk factors

Introduction: Mucormycosis is a known invasive fungal infection, its prevalence increased during the Coronavirus Disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, particularly during the second wave. The most common clinical form is rhino-orbitalcerebral, but other forms such as pulmonary, gastrointestinal, cutaneo...