Evaluation of Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Staphylococcus aureus respiratory tract superinfections among patients with COVID-19 at a tertiary-care hospital in Tehran, Iran

Evaluation of Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Staphylococcus aureus respiratory tract superinfections among patients with COVID-19 at a tertiary-care hospital in Tehran, Iran

Abstract Background The emergence of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) or superinfections in COVID-19 patients has resulted in poor prognosis and increased mortality. Methods In a cross-sectional study, 101 respiratory samples were collected from ICU-admitted COVID-19 patients. The HAI rate, d...

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Main Authors: Maryam Mobarak-Qamsari, Bita Jenaghi, Leyla Sahebi, Mahsa Norouzi-Shadehi, Mohammad-Reza Salehi, Abbas Shakoori-Farahani, Hoda Khoshnevis, Alireza Abdollahi, Mohammad-Mehdi Feizabadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-09-01
Series:European Journal of Medical Research
Subjects:
Healthcare-associated infections
Superinfection
COVID-19
Antibiotic resistance
Respiratory infections
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40001-023-01303-3

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