Evaluation of bacterial co-infections of the respiratory tract in COVID-19 patients admitted to ICU

Evaluation of bacterial co-infections of the respiratory tract in COVID-19 patients admitted to ICU

Abstract Background COVID-19 is known as a new viral infection. Viral-bacterial co-infections are one of the biggest medical concerns, resulting in increased mortality rates. To date, few studies have investigated bacterial superinfections in COVID-19 patients. Hence, we designed the current study o...

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Main Authors: Ehsan Sharifipour, Saeed Shams, Mohammad Esmkhani, Javad Khodadadi, Reza Fotouhi-Ardakani, Alireza Koohpaei, Zahra Doosti, Samad EJ Golzari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-09-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
2019-nCoV
COVID-19
Co-infection
Bacteria
A. baumannii
S. aureus
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-020-05374-z

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