COVID-19–associated mucormycosis: Evidence-based critical review of an emerging infection burden during the pandemic's second wave in India

JM Aranjani, A Manuel, HI Abdul Razack… - PLoS neglected …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), during the second wave in early 2021, has caused
devastating chaos in India. As daily infection rates rise alarmingly, the number of severe …

Risk factors of severe COVID-19: a review of host, viral and environmental factors

L Zsichla, V Müller - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
The clinical course and outcome of COVID-19 are highly variable, ranging from
asymptomatic infections to severe disease and death. Understanding the risk factors of …

[HTML][HTML] Multicenter case–control study of COVID-19–associated mucormycosis outbreak, India

V Muthu, R Agarwal, SM Rudramurthy… - Emerging Infectious …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
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Medscape, LLC and Emerging Infectious Diseases. Medscape, LLC is jointly accredited with …

Definition, diagnosis, and management of COVID-19-associated pulmonary mucormycosis: Delphi consensus statement from the Fungal Infection Study Forum and …

V Muthu, R Agarwal, A Patel, S Kathirvel… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Summary COVID-19-associated pulmonary mucormycosis (CAPM) remains an
underdiagnosed entity. Using a modified Delphi method, we have formulated a consensus …

Fungal infection in co-infected patients with COVID-19: an overview of case reports/case series and systematic review

SS Seyedjavadi, P Bagheri, MJ Nasiri… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Fungal co-infections are frequent in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and
can affect patient outcomes and hamper therapeutic efforts. Nonetheless, few studies have …

Let's talk about sex characteristics—as a risk factor for invasive fungal diseases

M Egger, M Hoenigl, GR Thompson Iii, A Carvalho… - Mycoses, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Biological sex, which comprises differences in host sex hormone homeostasis and immune
responses, can have a substantial impact on the epidemiology of infectious diseases …

What is new in pulmonary mucormycosis?

F Danion, A Coste, C Le Hyaric, C Melenotte, F Lamoth… - Journal of Fungi, 2023 - mdpi.com
Mucormycosis is a rare but life-threatening fungal infection due to molds of the order
Mucorales. The incidence has been increasing over recent decades. Worldwide, pulmonary …

[HTML][HTML] Mucormycosis and COVID-19 pandemic: Clinical and diagnostic approach

A Azhar, WH Khan, PA Khan, K Alhosaini… - Journal of Infection and …, 2022 - Elsevier
The pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is
yet to be controlled worldwide, especially in India. The second wave of coronavirus disease …

Antifungal effect of nanoparticles against COVID-19 linked black fungus: a perspective on biomedical applications

S Gurunathan, AR Lee, JH Kim - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a highly transmissible
and pathogenic coronavirus that has caused a 'coronavirus disease 2019'(COVID-19) …

Evaluation of hospital environment for presence of Mucorales during COVID-19-associated mucormycosis outbreak in India–a multi-centre study

M Biswal, P Gupta, R Kanaujia, K Kaur, H Kaur… - Journal of Hospital …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background An unprecedented rise in the number of COVID-19-associated mucormycosis
(CAM) cases has been reported in India. Myriad hypotheses are proposed for the outbreak …