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Mycotic infections – mucormycosis and oral candidiasis associated with Covid-19: a significant and challenging association

Manjusha Nambiara Department of Periodontics, College of Dentistry, Sri Rajiv Gandhi, College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Benguluru, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-9791-0558
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Sudhir Rama Varmab Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Dentistry, Ajman University, Ajman, UAE;c Centre of Medical and Bio-allied Health Sciences Research, Ajman University, Ajman, UAECorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Mohamed Jaberd Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College of Dentistry, Ajman University, Ajman, UAEORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-5524-5131
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S. V. Sreelathae Department of Oral Pathology, College of Dentistry, Ab Shetty Institute of Dental Sciences- (Nitte to Be Deemed University), Manguluru, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-8847-9372
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Biju Thomasf Department of Periodontics, College of Dentistry, Ab Shetty Institute of Dental Sciences- (Nitte to Be Deemed University), Manguluru, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-8908-1019
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Arathi S. Nairg Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics, Sri Rajiv Gandhi College of Dental Sciences and Hospital, Benguluru, IndiaORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0003-2554-0559
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Article: 1967699 | Received 23 Jun 2021, Accepted 10 Aug 2021, Published online: 26 Aug 2021

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