Volume 27, Number 11—November 2021
Research Letter
Online Registry of COVID-19–Associated Mucormycosis Cases, India, 2021
Shitij Arora
, Vagish S. Hemmige, Charuta Mandke, Mayank Chansoria, Sumit Kumar Rawat, Ameet Dravid, Yatin Sethi, Gaurav Medikeri, Sunit P. Jariwala, Yoram A. Puius , and the Mycotic Infections in COVID-19 (MUNCO) Network
, Vagish S. Hemmige, Charuta Mandke, Mayank Chansoria, Sumit Kumar Rawat, Ameet Dravid, Yatin Sethi, Gaurav Medikeri, Sunit P. Jariwala, Yoram A. Puius , and the Mycotic Infections in COVID-19 (MUNCO) Network
Table
Clinical characteristics of patients in an online registry of coronavirus disease–associated mucormycosis, India, 2021*
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Total |
65 (100) |
| Sex | |
| M | 48 (74) |
| F |
17 (26) |
| Underlying conditions | |
| Diabetes mellitus | 52 (80) |
| Hypertension | 13 (20) |
| Chronic corticosteroid use | 2 (3) |
| Asthma/COPD |
1 (1.5) |
| Hospitalized† | 54 (84) |
| Intensive care unit‡ | 15 (28) |
| Required surgical intervention |
26 (40) |
| Site of infection | |
| Sinus | 60 (92) |
| Eye | 34 (52) |
| Cerebral | 5 (7.7) |
| Gastrointestinal | 5 (7.7) |
| Skin | 1 (1.5) |
| Pulmonary |
0 |
| Treatment | |
| Steroids | 53 (82) |
| Methylprednisolone | 32 (49) |
| Dexamethasone | 18 (28) |
| Prednisone | 5 (8) |
| Budesonide | 6 (9) |
| Steroids >10 d§ | 28 (61) |
| Antifungal medication | |
| Posaconazole | 43 (66) |
| Isavuconazole | 3 (5) |
| Amphotericin B | 60 (92) |
| Liposomal | 54 (83) |
| Deoxycholate | 14 (22) |
| Lipid complex | 8 (12) |
| Antiviral medication | |
| Remdesivir | 31 (48) |
| Favipravir | 18 (28) |
| Zinc supplementation | 36 (55) |
| Other antimicrobial chemotherapy | |
| Doxycycline | 30 (46) |
| Azithromycin | 25 (38) |
| Ivermectin |
25 (38) |
| No. vaccine doses | |
| 0 | 56 (86) |
| 1 | 7 (11) |
| 2 | 2 (3) |
*Totals might exceed 100% when >1 category applies. COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. †Data available for 64 patients. ‡Data available for 54 patients. §Data available for 46 patients.
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