Bacterial co-infections in community-acquired pneumonia caused by SARS-CoV-2, influenza virus and respiratory syncytial virus

Abstract Background A mismatch between a widespread use of broad-spectrum antibiotic agents and a low prevalence of reported bacterial co-infections in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infections has been observed. Herein, we sought to characterize and compare bacterial co-infections at admission in hospita...

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Main Authors: Pontus Hedberg, Niclas Johansson, Anders Ternhag, Lina Abdel-Halim, Jonas Hedlund, Pontus Nauclér
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2022-01-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-022-07089-9