Dynamics of SARS-CoV2 Infection and Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria Superinfection in Patients With Assisted Mechanical Ventilation

Dynamics of SARS-CoV2 Infection and Multi-Drug Resistant Bacteria Superinfection in Patients With Assisted Mechanical Ventilation

ObjectiveTo investigate the presence of bacteria and fungi in bronchial aspirate (BA) samples from 43 mechanically ventilated patients with severe COVID-19 disease.MethodsDetection of SARS-CoV-2 was performed using Allplex 2019-nCoV assay kits. Isolation and characterisation of bacteria and fungi we...

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Main Authors: Annarita Mazzariol, Anna Benini, Ilaria Unali, Riccardo Nocini, Marcello Smania, Anna Bertoncelli, Francesco De Sanctis, Stefano Ugel, Katia Donadello, Enrico Polati, Davide Gibellini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
SARS-Cov-2
bronchial aspirate samples
mechanically ventilated patients
Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Klebsiella pneumoniae
bacterial superinfection
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2021.683409/full

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