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New Delhi, May 24: With the ‘black fungus’ identified in Covid patients, followed by a ‘white’ variant and now ‘yellow’, AIIMS Director Dr Randeep Guleria on Monday advised that mucormycosis should be identified by its name, rather than by its colour.
He said that it is better not to use the term ‘black fungus’ while talking of mucormycosis, as it leads to a lot of avoidable confusion.
“Black fungus is another family; this term got associated with mucormycosis due to the presence of black dots among the culture of white fungal colonies. In general, there are various types of fungal infections such as candida, aspergillosis, cryptococcus, histoplasmosis and coccidioidomycosis. Mucormycosis, candida and aspergillosis are the ones observed more in those with low immunity,” he told the media here.
“This infection is seen very rarely in those who are neither diabetic nor taking steroids,” he said. (IANS)

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