Bacterial Pneumonia and Respiratory Culture Utilization among Hospitalized Patients with and without COVID-19 in a New York City Hospital
Maxwell D. Weidmann, Gregory J. Berry, Jason Zucker, Simian Huang, Magdalena E. Sobieszczyk, Daniel A. Green
Abstract
< 0.01) pneumonia. There was also a significantly higher proportion of respiratory cultures positive for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and antibiotic-resistant organisms in COVID-19 patients. Increased rates of respiratory culture ordering for COVID-19 patients therefore appear to be clinically justified for patients requiring intubation, but further research is needed to understand how SARS-CoV-2 increases the risk of VAP.
Topics & Concepts
PneumoniaCoinfectionMedicineCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Bacterial pneumoniaIntensive care medicineRespiratory systemBetacoronavirusSevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)IntubationInternal medicineEmergency medicineImmunologyInfectious disease (medical specialty)SurgeryVirusDiseaseAntibiotic Use and ResistanceNosocomial Infections in ICUPneumonia and Respiratory Infections