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Lack of Amphotericin B forces use of alternatives to treat black fungus in Telangana
Unofficial estimates peg the number of black fungus cases at 400 in Telangana. Of these, nearly 226 are at the ENT Koti hospital the nodal treatment centre for the infection.
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Two doctors sport black ribbons while working as part of a statewide protest for their demands at Sarojini Devi Eye Hospital in Hyderabad on Monday. (Photo | Vinay Madapu, EPS)
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HYDERABAD: As was the case with beds, Remdesivir injections or vaccines, there is an acute shortage of the preferred medicine to treat black fungus or Mucormycosis Amphotericin B. As a result, officials are being forced to find alternative drugs to counter the infection.