Assessment of Respiratory Bacterial Coinfections Among Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2-Positive Patients Hospitalized in Intensive Care Units Using Conventional Culture and BioFire, FilmArray Pneumonia Panel Plus Assay
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa484
Abstract: Abstract Background Approximately 15% of patients infected by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) present with severe forms of the disease and require hospitalization in intensive care units, which has been associated with high… read more here.
Keywords: care units; intensive care; bacterial coinfections; conventional culture ... See more keywords
Reply to Casalini et al., “Bacterial Coinfections in COVID-19 Patients without a Positive Microbiologic Result: a Word of Caution”
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DOI: 10.1128/aac.02332-21
Abstract: We thank Casalini et al. for their letter to the editor and interest in our recent publication, Antibiotic use and bacterial infection among inpatients in the first wave of covid-19,(1) and appreciate the opportunity to… read more here.
Keywords: bacterial coinfections; patients without; coinfections covid; casalini bacterial ... See more keywords
The Balance of Neutrophil Extracellular Trap Formation and Nuclease Degradation: an Unknown Role of Bacterial Coinfections in COVID-19 Patients?
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DOI: 10.1128/mbio.03304-20
Abstract: Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is leading to public health crises worldwide. An understanding of the pathogenesis and the development of treatment strategies is of high interest. Recently, neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) have… read more here.
Keywords: nuclease degradation; neutrophil extracellular; covid patients; bacterial coinfections ... See more keywords
Bacterial Coinfections Increase Mortality of Severely Ill COVID-19 Patients in Saudi Arabia
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19042424
Abstract: Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) is an ongoing global pandemic that is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The severity and mortality rates of COVID-19 are affected by several factors, such as respiratory… read more here.
Keywords: saudi arabia; covid patients; bacterial coinfections; mortality ... See more keywords