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Department of Microbiology, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, India

Publications

• Research Article   
  Triad of COVID-19, Diabetes mellitus and Mucormycosis: A mere coincidence or a Real Association ?
  Author(s): Arthi Srinivasan*
  
  Background COVID-19 patients, especially severely ill or immunocompromised, have a higher probability of suffering from invasive mycoses. As a life-threatening infectious disease, COVID-19 patients showed overexpression of inflammatory cytokines, and impaired cell-mediated immune response with decreased CD4 + T and CD8 + T cell counts, indicating its susceptibility to fungal co-infection. Early diagnosis of mucormycosis is of utmost importance as studies have shown that it increases survival and it may also reduce the need for or extent of surgical resection and suffering. The chances for recovery from mucormycosis are low, despite early diagnosis and intensive combination surgical and medical therapy and the mortality of mucormycosis remains high. Aim The aim of the study is to analyse the cli.. View More»
  

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