July 2021 COVID-19 and Mucormycosis Research Round Up

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All the research related to mucormycosis and COVID-19 published in July 2021, sourced from LitCovid.

Global Reports

Invasive mould disease in fatal COVID-19: a systematic review of autopsies. Lancet Microbe. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2666-5247(21)00091-4
COVID-19, corticosteroids and public health: a reappraisal. Public Health. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhe.2021.05.028
Mucormycosis in COVID-19: A systematic review of cases reported worldwide and in India. Diabetes Metab Syndr. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsx.2021.05.019
Mucormycosis and COVID-19 an epidemic in a pandemic? Nepal J Epidemiol. https://doi.org/10.3126/nje.v11i2.37342
Mucormycosis: An opportunistic pathogen during COVID-19. Environ Res. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2021.111643

Epidemiology in India

Mucormycosis and COVID-19: An epidemic within a pandemic in India. Mycoses. https://doi.org/10.1111/myc.13353

Case reports and case series from India

COVID-19 Coinfection With Mucormycosis in a Diabetic Patient. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.15820
The aftermath of COVID-19 pandemic: Rhino-orbital mucormycosis. Indian J Anaesth. https://doi.org/10.4103/ija.ija_371_21
Diabetes, COVID 19 and mucormycosis: Clinical spectrum and outcome in a tertiary care medical center in Western India. Diabetes Metab Syndr. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsx.2021.102196
Mucormycosis of Paranasal Sinuses of Odontogenic Origin Post COVID19 Infection: A Case Series. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-021-02638-1
COVID-19 associated Rhino-orbital Mucormycosis: a Single Centre Experience of Ten Cases. QJM. https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcab176
Post COVID-19 Mucormycosis – from the Frying Pan into the Fire. J Assoc Physicians India.

Reports and editorials from India

The rise of Mucormycosis in Covid-19 patients in India. Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. https://doi.org/10.1080/14787210.2021.1960822
Rapid Response Preparedness for Management of Post-Covid Invasive Rhino-Orbito-Cerebral Fungal Infections: Experience from a Tertiary Care Government Institute in India. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12070-021-02753-z
Emerging cases of mucormycosis under COVID-19 pandemic in India: Misuse of antibiotics. Drug Dev Res. https://doi.org/10.1002/ddr.21862
Second wave of COVID-19 pandemic and the surge of mucormycosis: Lessons learnt and future preparedness: Indian Society of Anaesthesiologists (ISA National) Advisory and Position Statement. Indian J Anaesth. https://doi.org/10.4103/ija.ija_520_21
COVID-19 associated Mucormycosis Presenting to the Emergency Department – An Observational Study of 70 Patients. QJM. https://doi.org/10.1093/qjmed/hcab190
Mucormycosis or black fungus is a new fright in India during covid-19 pandemic: Associated risk factors and actionable items. Public Health Pract (Oxf). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.puhip.2021.100153
“Black fungus”: a perspective on the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated rhino-orbital mucormycosis epidemic in India. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. https://doi.org/10.1002/alr.22855
Mucormycosis Following COVID-19 Infections: an Insight. Indian J Surg. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-021-03028-1
Should statins be considered for the management of mucormycosis in COVID-19? Diabetes Metab Syndr. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsx.2021.05.035
Is Mucormycosis an inevitable complication of Covid-19 in India? Braz J Infect Dis. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bjid.2021.101597

Prevention & appropriate treatment

Absence of Case of Mucormycosis (March 2020-May 2021) under strict protocol driven management care in a COVID-19 specific tertiary care intensive care unit. Diabetes Metab Syndr. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsx.2021.06.006
COVID-19 associated mucormycosis: the urgent need to reconsider the indiscriminate use of immunosuppressive drugs. Ther Adv Infect Dis. https://doi.org/10.1177/20499361211027065

Reports from elsewhere

Mucormycosis coinfection in the context of global COVID-19 outbreak: A fatal addition to the pandemic spectrum. Int J Surg. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsu.2021.106031
Diabetes mellitus and Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) Associated Mucormycosis (CAM): A wake-up call from Egypt. Diabetes Metab Syndr. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsx.2021.102195
Mucormycosis in a patient with COVID-19 with uncontrolled diabetes. BMJ Case Rep. https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2021-245343
Increased incidence of rhino-orbital mucormycosis in an educational therapeutic hospital during the COVID-19 pandemic in western Iran: An observational study. Mycoses. https://doi.org/10.1111/myc.13351
Fatal rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis infection associated with diabetic ketoacidosis post-COVID-19. Rev Soc Bras Med Trop. https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0358-2021
Mucormycosis or black fungus infection is a new scare in South Asian countries during the COVID-19 pandemic: Associated risk factors and preventive measures. J Med Virol. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.27207
Mucormycosis, The Deadly New Worry to COVID-19 Pandemic. Mymensingh Med J.