Both the patients had COPD, and neither of them seemed to respond to the antibiotic or antifungal treatment they were administered. Aspergillus Lentulus is a type of species of fungus that can cause invasive aspergillosis, a serious infection that typically affects the lungs and has a high fatality rate. Also called a “fungus ball.” Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis typically occurs in …
The first case possibly of green fungus infection linked to Covid-19 has been reported in Madhya Pradesh in a person who had recovered from the viral infection. Further, invasive aspergillosis, in which green fungus causes a serious infection, can affect “people who have weakened immune systems, such as people who have had an organ transplant or a stem cell transplant”. …