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. 2023 Jul 19:46:100424.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijmmb.2023.100424. Online ahead of print.

Isolate profiling and geographical distribution of COVID-19 associated mucormycosis cases presenting to a tertiary care hospital in Jodhpur, India

Shrimali Twishi  1 , Radhakrishnan Anjuna  1 , Aggarwal Alisha  1 , Mehrotra Sukanya  1 , Jain Vidhi  2 , Abhishek S Kumar  1 , Goyal Amit  3 , Chugh Ankita  4 , Khichar Satyendra  5 , Kumar Deepak  5 , Srinivasan Srikanth  6 , Bharadwaj Pankaj  6 , Aggarwal Ashwini  1 , Misra Sanjeev  7
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Isolate profiling and geographical distribution of COVID-19 associated mucormycosis cases presenting to a tertiary care hospital in Jodhpur, India

Shrimali Twishi et al. Indian J Med Microbiol. .

Abstract

Background and purpose: COVID-associated mucormycosis (CAM) was as a dreadful complication in India. The state of Rajasthan, reported remarkably more patients than others but the cause for such geographical variation was unclear. The demography, clinical presentation and pathogens of CAM were studied.

Methodology: This was a prospective observational study where tissue specimens from CAM patients were subjected to microscopy and culture.

Results and conclusion: Out of 324 suspected CAM patients, the diagnosis was proven in 215 cases (66.36%). Culture was positive in 51.63% patients. Rhizopus arrhizus was the most common mucorale (82.88%) and rhino-orbital-cerebral (95.37%) was most common clinical presentation.

Keywords: CAM; COVID-19; KOH mount; Mucormycosis; Sabouraud's dextrose agar.

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