Hyperglycemia and steroid use increase the risk of rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis regardless of COVID-19 hospitalization: Case-control study, India

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Authors

Manickam Ponnaiah · National Institute of Epidemiology

Sivaraman Ganesan · Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research

Tarun Bhatnagar · National Institute of Epidemiology

Mahalakshmy Thulasingam · Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research

Marie Gilbert Majella · National Institute of Epidemiology

Mathan Karuppiah · National Institute of Epidemiology

Abstract

Hyperglycemia, irrespective of having diabetes mellitus and steroid use, was associated with an increased risk of ROCM independent of COVID-19 hospitalisation. Rational steroid usage and glucose monitoring may reduce the risk of post-COVID.

Topics & Keywords

Antifungal resistance and susceptibility Sinusitis and nasal conditions Antibiotic Use and Resistance

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 17, Issue 8, pp. e0272042-e0272042

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272042

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