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Bacterial and fungal colonization of the respiratory tract in COVID-19 patients should not be neglected

Authors :
Natalia Tiberti
Eduardo Beck
Valerio Leoni
Jari Intra
Paolo Brambilla
Cecilia Sarto
Intra, J
Sarto, C
Beck, E
Tiberti, N
Leoni, V
Brambilla, P
Source :
American Journal of Infection Control
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Elsevier BV, 2020.

Abstract

Highlights • We conducted a retrospective study on 61 patients admitted to the ICU • We investigated the relationship among SARS-CoV-2 and bacterial/fungal colonization • Among positive bronchial aspirates, 80 % were colonized by fungi or P. aeruginosa • No multidrug-resistant bacteria or fungi were isolated • The failure in the regulation of defenses against pathogens other than SARS-CoV-2

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
01966553
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
American Journal of Infection Control
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....f2a67d591265fdb97e7a02b48591b459
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2020.06.185