SARS‐CoV‐2, bacterial co‐infections, and AMR: the deadly trio in COVID‐19?
José A. Bengoechea, Connor Bamford
Abstract
Respiratory viral infections are well known to predispose patients to bacterial co-infections and superinfections. Still, there is limited reference to these in COVID-19. Do co-infections play a significant role during COVID-19? What is the impact of antimicrobial resistance?
Topics & Concepts
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2)2019-20 coronavirus outbreakMicrobiologyVirologyBiologyMedicineOutbreakInfectious disease (medical specialty)PathologyDiseaseCOVID-19 Clinical Research StudiesSARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 ResearchLong-Term Effects of COVID-19