Evaluation of environmental Mucorales contamination in and around the residence of COVID-19-associated mucormycosis patients.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Recently, India witnessed an unprecedented surge of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated mucormycosis (CAM) cases. In addition to patient management issues, environmental Mucorales contamination possibly contributed to the outbreak. A recent study evaluated environment contamination by Mucorales in the hospital setting. However, a considerable number of CAM patients were never admitted to a hospital before the development of the disease. The present study, therefore, planned to evaluate Mucorales contamination of patients' residences.

Methods

The residential environment of 25 patients with CAM living in north India was surveyed. Air samples were collected from indoor and immediate outdoor vicinity of the patients' residence and cultured on Dichloran Ro

SUBMITTER: Ghosh AK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9478190 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature