FUNGAL INFECTIONS ASSOCIATED WITH COVID-19

ANTA SHARMA; SONIKA TANWAR; RAJESH ASIJA; RICHA AGARWAL

doi:10.22159/ijpps.2021v13i10.42554

Authors

ANTA SHARMA Maharishi Arvind Institute of Pharmacy, Jaipur 302020, Rajasthan, India
SONIKA TANWAR Maharishi Arvind Institute of Pharmacy, Jaipur 302020, Rajasthan, India
RAJESH ASIJA Maharishi Arvind Institute of Pharmacy, Jaipur 302020, Rajasthan, India
RICHA AGARWAL Maharishi Arvind Institute of Pharmacy, Jaipur 302020, Rajasthan, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ijpps.2021v13i10.42554

Keywords:

Covid-19, SARS-CoV-2, Fungal infections, Mucormycosis, Aspergillosis, Cryptococcosis

Abstract

To study fungal infections such as Mucormycosis, Aspergillosis, Candidiasis, Cryptococcosis associated with Covid-19.

A detailed study was done with the information gathered from the articles in specified databases, online sources, and online published materials to have current details of the situation of fungal infections in covid patients.

Fungal infections were seen among covid-19 patients mostly due to opportunistic fungal pathogens such as Mucor, Candida, Aspergillus, and Cryptococcus. The reason behind rising opportunistic fungal infections among covid-19 patients may be the immunocompromised host. The most common species responsible for fungal infections in covid-19 were noticed to be of genus Mucor, A. flavus, and A. fumigatus species of genus Aspergillus, C. albicans species of genus Candida, C. neoformans, and C. gattii species of genus Cryptococcus.

Patients suffering or recovered from covid-19 are now facing numerous Secondary Infections. The majority of secondary infections associated with covid-19 are Fungal Infections. Mucormycosis, candidiasis, aspergillosis, cryptococcosis as opportunistic infections are seen widely in the covid-19 treated patients. Rapid progression of such fungal infections is required to be controlled by early diagnosis of infection and by identifying the underlying risk parameters. Protocols for disease management will be beneficial too.

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