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COVID-19 and mucormycosis superinfection: exploring the missing pathophysiological links

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posted on 2021-11-02, 17:16 authored by Talal Almas, Waqas Nazar, Tarek Khedro, M Ali Kanawati, Alishba Adnan, Mohammad Almuhaileej, Abdulaziz Alshamlan, Abdulaziz Abdulhadi, Kuvira T Manamperi, Saba Sarfraz
The coronavirus disease 2019 continues to unearth new facets that portend grave clinical implications. In recent times, there has been mounting fervor regarding coronavirus disease 2019 and mucormycosis superinfection. While the correlation between the two is conspicuous, the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms that render a patient with coronavirus disease 2019 susceptible to mucormycosis, or vice versa, are still elusive.

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Published Citation

Almas T. et al. COVID-19 and mucormycosis superinfection: Exploring the missing pathophysiological links. Ann Med Surg (Lond). 2021;68:102655.

Publication Date

6 August 2021

PubMed ID

34377450

Department/Unit

  • Undergraduate Research

Publisher

Elsevier

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  • Published Version (Version of Record)