COVID-19 and invasive fungal disease
bibliographic and patent survey
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.24302/sma.v11.3865Abstract
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.
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