Ahmedabad: At the Asarwa Civil Hospital, more than 350 patients have been admitted for treatment of mucormycosis – making it one of the biggest facilities for treatment of the condition in the state.
Officials there heaved a sigh of relief as the number of new cases per day has remained at around 20.
Dr J P Modi, medical superintendent of Civil Hospital, said that compared to 40 patients every day at the peak, case numbers have got halved in about a fortnight. “The increase in overall cases is many times over, as we saw in Covid-19. We, however, have made all arrangements for if such a scenario arises,” he said. “The majority of the resources of the ENT and surgery departments are being used for treatment of these patients.”
Meanwhile, on the fourth day of distribution of lyophilized amphotericin B injections, Civil Hospital distributed 344 vials to 35 city hospitals. “Almost all hospitals that have sent a requisition have been provided stock. We are not getting liposomal vials, as demanded by some hospitals, but have requested hospitals not to delay treatment on the account of that,” said a senior health department official.
The hospital is currently treating patients from across Gujarat. Senior officials said that several patients were operated on at private hospitals and then shifted to Civil Hospital due to want of injections and medicines for treatment.
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