Lung Pathology of Mutually Exclusive Co-infection with SARS-CoV-2 and Streptococcus pneumoniae

Lung Pathology of Mutually Exclusive Co-infection with SARS-CoV-2 and Streptococcus pneumoniae

Postmortem lung pathology of a patient in Japan with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection showed diffuse alveolar damage as well as bronchopneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae infection. The distribution of each pathogen and the accompanying histopathology suggested the...

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Main Authors: Tetsuya Tsukamoto, Noriko Nakajima, Aki Sakurai, Masayuki Nakajima, Eiko Sakurai, Yuko Sato, Kenta Takahashi, Takayuki Kanno, Michiko Kataoka, Harutaka Katano, Mitsunaga Iwata, Yohei Doi, Tadaki Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-03-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
coronavirus disease
COVID-19
autopsy
severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
SARS-CoV-2
Streptococcus pneumoniae
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/3/20-4024_article

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