Persistent Bacterial Coinfection of a COVID-19 Patient Caused by a Genetically Adapted Pseudomonas aeruginosa Chronic Colonizer

Persistent Bacterial Coinfection of a COVID-19 Patient Caused by a Genetically Adapted Pseudomonas aeruginosa Chronic Colonizer

Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a biofilm-forming opportunistic pathogen which causes chronic infections in immunocompromised patients and leads to high mortality rate. It is identified as a common coinfecting pathogen in COVID-19 patients causing exacerbation of illness. In our hospital, P. aeruginosa is...

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Main Authors: Jiuxin Qu, Zhao Cai, Yumei Liu, Xiangke Duan, Shuhong Han, Jihong Liu, Yuao Zhu, Zhaofang Jiang, Yingdan Zhang, Chao Zhuo, Yang Liu, Yingxia Liu, Lei Liu, Liang Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
COVID-19
biofilm
coinfection
DNA methylation
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2021.641920/full

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