From black to white: A roadmap to containing the rise of candidiasis amidst COVID-19 and mucormycosis in India

• Main Authors: Faisal A. Nawaz (Author), Sadia Yaqoob (Author), Abhishek Sharma (Author), Abdul Rahman Khan (Author), Sudhan Rackimuthu (Author), Behram Khan Ghazi (Author), Uzzam Ahmed Khawaja (Author), Mohammad Yasir Essar (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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• Notes: 2213-3984; 10.1016/j.cegh.2021.100917
• Keywords: White fungus; Candida; Mucormycosis; COVID-19; India; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270
• Source: Clinical Epidemiology and Global Health, Vol 12, Iss , Pp 100917- (2021)

With numbers of active COVID-19 cases in India falling in recent weeks and the healthcare system finally showing signs of coping with the mucormycosis epidemic, several new reports of COVID-19 cases linked to "white fungus" have emerged. This has led to rising concern with the potential to stretch the capacity of an already burdened healthcare system. Moreover, the implications of this disease in the COVID-19 population and its consequences on the health and socio-economic structure of the country have not been vastly studied. This commentary explores the need for government efforts in the context of containing candidiasis during the pandemic and provides key recommendations on combating this imminent public health challenge.