Coinfections with Other Respiratory Pathogens among Patients with COVID-19
K. Sreenath, Priyam Batra, E. V. Vinayaraj, Ridhima Bhatia, KVP Saikiran, Vishwajeet Singh, Sheetal Singh, Nishant Verma, Urvashi B. Singh, Anant Mohan, Sushma Bhatnagar, Anjan Trikha, Randeep Guleria, Rama Chaudhry
Abstract
Coinfections in COVID-19 patients may worsen disease outcomes and need further investigation. We found that a higher proportion of patients with COVID-19 were coinfected with one or more additional pathogens. A better understanding of the prevalence of coinfection with other respiratory pathogens in COVID-19 patients and the profile of pathogens can contribute to effective patient management and antibiotic stewardship during the current pandemic.
Topics & Concepts
CoinfectionRhinovirusMedicinePneumoniaMycoplasma pneumoniaeCohortHuman metapneumovirusVirologyImmunologyRespiratory systemInternal medicineRespiratory tract infectionsVirusCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesPneumonia and Respiratory InfectionsCOVID-19 diagnosis using AI