Epidemiology and diagnosis of mucormycosis: an update

A Skiada, I Pavleas, M Drogari-Apiranthitou - Journal of fungi, 2020 - mdpi.com
Mucormycosis is an angioinvasive fungal infection, due to fungi of the order Mucorales. Its
incidence cannot be measured exactly, since there are few population-based studies, but …

Global guideline for the diagnosis and management of mucormycosis: an initiative of the European Confederation of Medical Mycology in cooperation with the …

OA Cornely, A Alastruey-Izquierdo, D Arenz… - The Lancet infectious …, 2019 - thelancet.com
Mucormycosis is a difficult to diagnose rare disease with high morbidity and mortality.
Diagnosis is often delayed, and disease tends to progress rapidly. Urgent surgical and …

Mucormycosis with orbital compartment syndrome in a patient with COVID-19

A Werthman-Ehrenreich - The American journal of emergency medicine, 2021 - Elsevier
During the current pandemic of COVID-19, a myriad of manifestations and complications has
emerged and are being reported on. We are discovering patients with COVID-19 are at …

ECMM/ISHAM recommendations for clinical management of COVID‐19 associated mucormycosis in low‐and middle‐income countries

SM Rudramurthy, M Hoenigl, JF Meis, OA Cornely… - Mycoses, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Reports are increasing on the emergence of COVID‐19–associated mucormycosis (CAM)
globally, driven particularly by low‐and middle‐income countries. The recent unprecedented …

Mucormycosis and COVID‐19: an epidemic within a pandemic in India

L Selarka, S Sharma, D Saini, S Sharma, A Batra… - Mycoses, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Importance Coronavirus disease (COVID‐19) causes an immunosuppressed state
and increases risk of secondary infections like mucormycosis. We evaluated clinical …

Challenges in the diagnosis and treatment of mucormycosis

A Skiada, C Lass-Floerl, N Klimko, A Ibrahim… - Medical …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
The diagnosis and treatment of mucormycosis are challenging. The incidence of the disease
seems to be increasing. Hematological malignancies are the most common underlying …

Estimation of direct healthcare costs of fungal diseases in the United States

K Benedict, BR Jackson, T Chiller… - Clinical Infectious …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background Fungal diseases range from relatively-minor superficial and mucosal infections
to severe, life-threatening systemic infections. Delayed diagnosis and treatment can lead to …

Isavuconazole treatment for mucormycosis: a single-arm open-label trial and case-control analysis

FM Marty, L Ostrosky-Zeichner, OA Cornely… - The Lancet infectious …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Mucormycosis is an uncommon invasive fungal disease with high mortality and
few treatment options. Isavuconazole is a triazole active in vitro and in animal models …

Mucormycosis

G Reid, JP Lynch III, MC Fishbein… - Seminars in respiratory …, 2020 - thieme-connect.com
Mucormycosis is an infection caused by a group of filamentous molds within the order
Mucorales. Infections may result from ingestion of contaminated food, inhalation of spores …

Mucormycosis

JM Steinbrink, MH Miceli - Infectious Disease Clinics, 2021 - id.theclinics.com
Invasive mucormycosis is a life-threatening fungal infection that most frequently occurs in
patients with underlying comorbidities impacting immune system function. 1–4 Rhino-orbital …