Review Article
Year: 2021 | Month: June | Volume: 8 | Issue: 6 | Pages: 283-289
DOI: https://doi.org/10.52403/ijrr.20210635
Awareness on Tricky Fungal Infections Coexisting with COVID-19
Sree Kavya Godise1, Sowjanya Maddukuri2
1,2Students of IV Pharm- D, Vikas Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Affiliated College of Andhra University, Rajahmundry-533101-India.
Corresponding Author: Sowjanya Maddukuri
ABSTRACT
As we know that the whole world is fighting against SARS-CoV-2, here another new battle starts i.e., the fungal co-infections which throw a challenge to the world. In many cases, people who are recovered from COVID-19 are more prone to develop these co-fungal infections. Looking back on SARS –CoV in 2003, we found that the fungal infections was the main cause of death for SARS-CoV patients, accounting for 25% - 73.7% in all causes of death, while in COVID-19 patients, only few studies have been reported. The most common fungal infections associated with COVID-19 patients are mucormycosis (black fungus), candidiasis, aspergillosis and cryptococcosis. The main motto of this article is to present the detailed description about these fungal infections in aspects of their definitive species, associated risk factors, pathology, clinical manifestations, diagnosis, management, and their preventive measures.
Keywords: COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, fungal co-infections, mucormycosis (black fungus), candidiasis, aspergillosis, cryptococcosis.
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