ABSTRACT
Background: In patients with comorbid illnesses, COVID 19 disease is a severe acute respiratory syndrome that is linked to a variety of opportunistic bacterial and fungal infections. Finding the cause of fungal infections among post-covid patients in tertiary care hospitals is the aim of the study. Objective(s): To study the etiology of post-covid fungal infections among various age groups Methods: Out of 578 samples (pus/tissue/biopsy) collected from patients attending Koti ENT hospital with complaints of pain in eye, cheek swelling, headache. All samples were subjected to direct KOH mount and inoculated on SDA, incubated for 1 week at 25degreeC. Result(s): Out of 578 samples 214 are KOH positive and 291 are culture positive with fungi isolated - Mucor species, Aspergillus species and Candida species. Conclusion(s): As post covid fungal infections are rapidly progressive and devascularised disease, timely diagnosis helps in effective management and treatment of patients. Copyright © 2023, Institute of Medico-legal Publication. All rights reserved.