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Steroids Induced Black Fungus Infection in India During the May 2021 COVID-19 Outbreak
India was at the center of the attention of global media for the outbreak of COVID-19 infection in May 2021, because of the large total number of daily new cases and fatalities not expressed as a fraction of the total population. In addition to the alleged more infective and fatal variant delta, the...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8592068/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34804906 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12070-021-02988-w |
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description | India was at the center of the attention of global media for the outbreak of COVID-19 infection in May 2021, because of the large total number of daily new cases and fatalities not expressed as a fraction of the total population. In addition to the alleged more infective and fatal variant delta, the emergence of particularly lethal fungal infections in between those that have been infected was also reported. Here we comment as while the specific numbers for India, for both new cases and fatalities, were everything but dramatic, with other countries such as the United Kingdom has experienced much worse outcomes, the incidence of black fungus minimally affected the COVID-19 fatalities. First better care, and the use of intravenous antifungals, and then the use of better therapies in the early stages of infection to prevent more serious outcomes, reduced the burden of this fungal infection. |
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spelling | pubmed-85920682021-11-15 Steroids Induced Black Fungus Infection in India During the May 2021 COVID-19 Outbreak Boretti, Alberto Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Brief Communication India was at the center of the attention of global media for the outbreak of COVID-19 infection in May 2021, because of the large total number of daily new cases and fatalities not expressed as a fraction of the total population. In addition to the alleged more infective and fatal variant delta, the emergence of particularly lethal fungal infections in between those that have been infected was also reported. Here we comment as while the specific numbers for India, for both new cases and fatalities, were everything but dramatic, with other countries such as the United Kingdom has experienced much worse outcomes, the incidence of black fungus minimally affected the COVID-19 fatalities. First better care, and the use of intravenous antifungals, and then the use of better therapies in the early stages of infection to prevent more serious outcomes, reduced the burden of this fungal infection. Springer India 2021-11-15 2022-10 /pmc/articles/PMC8592068/ /pubmed/34804906 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12070-021-02988-w Text en © Association of Otolaryngologists of India 2021 |
spellingShingle | Brief Communication Boretti, Alberto Steroids Induced Black Fungus Infection in India During the May 2021 COVID-19 Outbreak |
title | Steroids Induced Black Fungus Infection in India During the May 2021 COVID-19 Outbreak |
title_full | Steroids Induced Black Fungus Infection in India During the May 2021 COVID-19 Outbreak |
title_fullStr | Steroids Induced Black Fungus Infection in India During the May 2021 COVID-19 Outbreak |
title_full_unstemmed | Steroids Induced Black Fungus Infection in India During the May 2021 COVID-19 Outbreak |
title_short | Steroids Induced Black Fungus Infection in India During the May 2021 COVID-19 Outbreak |
title_sort | steroids induced black fungus infection in india during the may 2021 covid-19 outbreak |
topic | Brief Communication |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8592068/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34804906 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12070-021-02988-w |
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