SOS calls for 'Amphotericin B' surge on Twitter as cases of black fungus rise in COVID-19 patients

Health workers wearing PPE suit, admit a Covid patient amid the pandemic. Image used for representation. (PTI) As India reels under the second wave of the coronavirus, the number of cases of a rare infection, mucormycosis, commonly known as black fungus, has seen a spike across the country. The SOS requests on micro-blogging site Twitter, which were earlier mostly about Remdesivir and Tocilizumab, have added another drug to the list, ‘Amphotericin B’, an antifungal medicine. Doctors have noted a surge in cases of black fungus amid patients who were hospitalised and recovering from COVID-19, leading to an increase in the demand for Amphotericin B. With several states like Delhi, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Karnataka reporting a shortage in the drug’s supply, people have once again turned to Twitter in an attempt to crowdsource the antifungal medicine. Urgently Need #AmphotericinB 6 vials/day for 4 weeks#posaconazole 300mg/4 weeks Patient name : P Anand Attender: P sujani/jayavardhan At Yashoda, Somajiguda Contact no: 9550900388@KTRTRS @HiHyderabad @sugandh @charan_tweetz @RaoKavitha @Shiva_THNews @DonitaJose @KTRoffice pic.twitter.com/LvTHuUFRpV — Sylvester Mathews (@SylvesterMathw) May 18, 2021 Name: Maireddi RameshAge: 34Sex: MaleWard: Out Patient-EMERGENCYNeed Inj. L Amphotericin B 50 mg injection ( quantity 20 ) Hospital name: care hospital, Banjara hills, Road no-1.Treating…
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