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Fungal super infection in COVID 19 patients and role of antifungal stewardship

eMediNexus, 23 June 2021
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The presence of fungal super infection, specifically invasive pulmonary aspergillosis (IPA), in patients with COVID-19, has become a cause of great concern. Although this disease occurs in immune-compromised, the isolated reports indicate its increased risk in patients with COVID-19 who are non-immuno-compromised at baseline.Voriconazole remains the first-line treatment for IPA and must be monitored for neurotoxicity and hepatoxicity and drug-drug interactions.A study reports no increase in Anti...