Antifungal Drugs Shortage in India amidst Looming Increase in Invasive Fungal Infections among COVID-19 Patients: An Impending Crisis

• Main Authors: Behram Khan Ghazi (Author), Usman Zahid (Author), Muhammad Abdullah Usman (Author), Zohra Kazmi (Author), Reem Hunain (Author), Mehr Muhammad Adeel Riaz (Author), Osman Kamal Osman Elmahi (Author), Mohammad Yasir Essar (Author), Mohammad Mehedi Hasan (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: University of Minnesota Libraries Publishing, 2022-05-01T00:00:00Z.
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The widespread prevalence of fungal infections in the second wave of COVID-19 pandemic could be owed to ubiquitous and injudicious use of steroids and immunosuppressive nature of the virus. However, these fungal infections also meant increased use of antifungal drugs, hence endangering their supply....