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How to reduce the risk of Mucormycosis in COVID patients? Here’s dos and don`ts for black fungus
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Dais Newsfeed | 14/05/2021 08:37 AM | Click to read full article
Here are the list of do's: Control hyperglycemia, Monitor blood glucose level post-COVID-19 discharge and also in diabetics, Use steroid judiciously – correct timing, correct dose and duration, Use clean, sterile water for humidifiers during oxygen therapy, Use antibiotics/antifungals judiciously.
Here is the list of don'ts: Do not consider all the cases with a blocked nose as cases of bacterial sinusitis, Do not hesitate to seek aggressive investigations, Do not lose crucial time to initiate treatment for mucormycosis.