A case series of presumed fungal endogenous endophthalmitis in post COVID-19 patients

A case series of presumed fungal endogenous endophthalmitis in post COVID-19 patients

The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, has challenged the medical community. Several ocular manifestations secondary to COVID-19 have been documented. Prolonged hospitalization exposes the patient to various multiresistant bacter...

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Main Authors: Kunal K Shah, Devendra Venkatramani, Parthopratim Dutta Majumder
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
Subjects:
covid-19
endogenous endophthalmitis
nosocomial fungal infection
sars-cov-2
Online Access:http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2021;volume=69;issue=5;spage=1322;epage=1325;aulast=Shah
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spelling doaj-e9e8997f01214e5e8e50cf88d77c40642021-05-05T11:15:38ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Ophthalmology0301-47381998-36892021-01-016951322132510.4103/ijo.IJO_3755_20A case series of presumed fungal endogenous endophthalmitis in post COVID-19 patientsKunal K ShahDevendra VenkatramaniParthopratim Dutta MajumderThe novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, has challenged the medical community. Several ocular manifestations secondary to COVID-19 have been documented. Prolonged hospitalization exposes the patient to various multiresistant bacteria making them prone to various secondary infections. This case series describes four cases of presumed fungal endogenous endophthalmitis in patients who recovered from COVID-19.http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2021;volume=69;issue=5;spage=1322;epage=1325;aulast=Shahcovid-19endogenous endophthalmitisnosocomial fungal infectionsars-cov-2
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Parthopratim Dutta Majumder
A case series of presumed fungal endogenous endophthalmitis in post COVID-19 patients
Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
covid-19
endogenous endophthalmitis
nosocomial fungal infection
sars-cov-2
author_facet Kunal K Shah
Devendra Venkatramani
Parthopratim Dutta Majumder
author_sort Kunal K Shah
title A case series of presumed fungal endogenous endophthalmitis in post COVID-19 patients
title_short A case series of presumed fungal endogenous endophthalmitis in post COVID-19 patients
title_full A case series of presumed fungal endogenous endophthalmitis in post COVID-19 patients
title_fullStr A case series of presumed fungal endogenous endophthalmitis in post COVID-19 patients
title_full_unstemmed A case series of presumed fungal endogenous endophthalmitis in post COVID-19 patients
title_sort case series of presumed fungal endogenous endophthalmitis in post covid-19 patients
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Indian Journal of Ophthalmology
issn 0301-4738
1998-3689
publishDate 2021-01-01
description The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2, has challenged the medical community. Several ocular manifestations secondary to COVID-19 have been documented. Prolonged hospitalization exposes the patient to various multiresistant bacteria making them prone to various secondary infections. This case series describes four cases of presumed fungal endogenous endophthalmitis in patients who recovered from COVID-19.
topic covid-19
endogenous endophthalmitis
nosocomial fungal infection
sars-cov-2
url http://www.ijo.in/article.asp?issn=0301-4738;year=2021;volume=69;issue=5;spage=1322;epage=1325;aulast=Shah
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