COVID-19 and invasive fungal disease

bibliographic and patent survey

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https://doi.org/10.24302/sma.v11.3865

Abstract

With the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, several factors contribute to infected patients becoming susceptible to opportunistic fungal infections. The objective of this work was to present an overview of research on COVID-19 and its association with fungal infections caused by C. auris and fungi of the order Mucorales, also mapping the development of products and processes through the search for patent deposits . Scientific production in 2020 and 2021, in PUBMED, on mucormycosis showed that 23.7% of the articles were associated with COVID-19. With the term C. auris, 1.6% of the articles are related to the new coronavirus. Of the patent filings found, 24.1% are filings that associate COVID and the agents of fungal infections. The health crisis arising from COVID-19, together with the association of fungal infections, leveraged the production of knowledge, products and processes in a short period of time. There are scientific and patent productions from several countries around the world that are extremely important to guide the best conduct in order to avoid loss of human life.

Keywords: Candida auris; Black Fungus; Patents.

Author Biographies

Virgínia Michelle Svedese, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco

Bacharel em Ciências Biológicas, Mestre em Biologia de Fungos e Doutora em Ciências Biológicas pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco. Professora Adjunta da Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco (Univasf).

Esdras Santos Macedo, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco

Discente do Curso de Bacharelado em Ciências Biológicas da Univasf.

Isabela Ferreira Leão, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco

Discente do Curso de Bacharelado em Ciências Biológicas da Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco (Univasf). Pernambuco. Brasil.

Michely Correia Diniz, Universidade Federal do Vale do São Francisco

Bióloga, Bacharel e Licenciada pela Universidade Estadual do Ceará, Mestre em Genética pela Universidade Federal de Pernambuco e Doutora em Biotecnologia pela Universidade Estadual do Ceará. Professora Associada da Univasf.  Docente do Mestrado Profissional em Propriedade Intelectual e Transferência de Tecnologia para a Inovação.

Published

2022-02-15

How to Cite

Svedese, V. M., Macedo, E. S., Leão, I. F., & Diniz, M. C. (2022). COVID-19 and invasive fungal disease: bibliographic and patent survey. Saúde E Meio Ambiente: Revista Interdisciplinar, 11, 25–42. https://doi.org/10.24302/sma.v11.3865

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