Manifestations and risk factors of COVID-19 and mucormycosis: A mini-review
Journal of Acute Disease
; 10(6):221-226, 2021.
Article
in English
| Web of Science | ID: covidwho-1572740
ABSTRACT
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has become a pandemic disease. It also increases the risk of co-infections. Mucormycosis is a severe fungal infectious disease and its causative agent, mucormycetes, belongs to an opportunist fungus Mucoraceae family. Mucormycosis in COVID-19 patients with mucormycosis presents an additional challenge worldwide. Mucormycosis shares certain risk factors and signs and symptoms with COVID-19. In this review, we summarize manifestations and risk factors of mucormycosis and COVID-19.
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Databases of international organizations
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Web of Science
Type of study:
Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Journal of Acute Disease
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
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