Study of associations between COVID-19 and bacterial infections: a retrospective study

• Autor(a) principal: Diaz, Raquel
• Data de Publicação: 2022
• Outros Autores: Afreixo, Vera, Rocha, Filipa, Nogueira, Gabriela, Ramalheira, Elmano, Gago, Bruno
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: eng
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.34624/jshd.v4i1.29041

The COVID-19 pandemic disease, caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (Sars-CoV-2), has affected millions of people worldwide. Clinical practice highlights that the number of patients with COVID-19 diagnosed with bacterial infections during periods of hospitalization is increasing. Rapid characterization of co-infection is essential in the treatment of most patients with COVID-19, as it can result in failure of antimicrobial therapy. Some studies report the prevalence of variable coinfection among patients with COVID-19, however, it can be up to 50% in patients who did not survive. (1, 2) The present study aims: - To assess the occurrence of associations between COVID-19 and bacterial infections in patients hospitalized at Centro Hospitalar Baixo Vouga – Aveiro between April 1, 2020 and December 31, 2021. - Contribute to the definition of pharmacological therapy strategies in patients with mixed, bacterial and Sars-CoV-2 infections.