[HTML][HTML] Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) associated bacterial coinfection: Incidence, diagnosis and treatment

HY Wu, PH Chang, KY Chen, IF Lin, WH Hsih… - Journal of Microbiology …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstracts Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) emerged as a pandemic that spread
rapidly around the world, causing nearly 500 billion infections and more than 6 million …

[HTML][HTML] Ventilator-associated pneumonia in the era of COVID-19 pandemic: How common and what is the impact?

PH Wicky, MS Niedermann, JF Timsit - Critical Care, 2021 - Springer
We reviewed similarities and differences of ventilator associated pneumonia in Sars-Cov2
infection and with other ARDS. The differences in epidemiology and outcome will be …

[HTML][HTML] Antibiotics prescribing in intensive care settings during the COVID-19 era: a systematic review

LI Abu-Rub, HA Abdelrahman, ARA Johar… - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
The prevalence of patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) with SARS-CoV-2
infection who were prescribed antibiotics is undetermined and might contribute to the …

Performance evaluation of a PCR panel (FilmArray® Pneumonia Plus) for detection of respiratory bacterial pathogens in respiratory specimens: A systematic review …

AC Moy, A Kimmoun, T Merkling, B Berçot… - … Critical Care & Pain …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Accuracy and timing of antibiotic therapy remain a challenge for lower
respiratory tract infections. New molecular techniques using Multiplex Polymerase Chain …

Diagnosis and treatment of bacterial pneumonia in critically ill patients with COVID-19 using a multiplex PCR assay: a large Italian hospital's five-month experience

B Posteraro, V Cortazzo, FM Liotti… - Microbiology …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Bacterial pneumonia is a challenging coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) complication
for intensive care unit (ICU) clinicians. Upon its implementation, the FilmArray pneumonia …

[HTML][HTML] High rates of bacterial pulmonary co-infections and superinfections identified by multiplex PCR among critically ill COVID-19 patients

R Cohen, F Babushkin, T Finn, K Geller, H Alexander… - Microorganisms, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: The role of bacterial co-infection and superinfection among critically ill COVID-
19 patients remains unclear. The aim of this study was to assess the rates and …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of bacterial co-detections in COVID-19 critically Ill patients by BioFire® FilmArray® pneumonia panel: a systematic review and meta-analysis

TT Timbrook, KD Hueth, CC Ginocchio - Diagnostic Microbiology and …, 2021 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT COVID-19 disease is associated with significant morbidity and mortality among
patients admitted to the ICU. Bacterial coinfections may occur, and timely appropriate …

Prediction of tsunami of resistance to some antibiotics is not far‐fetched which used during COVID‐19 pandemic

M Hosseini, M Ahmed Hamad… - Journal of Clinical …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
One of the most tragic events in recent history was the COVID‐19 outbreak, which has
caused thousands of deaths. A variety of drugs were prescribed to improve the condition of …

[HTML][HTML] Bacterial and fungal growth in sputum cultures from 165 COVID-19 pneumonia patients requiring intubation: evidence for antimicrobial resistance …

HH Liu, D Yaron, AS Piraino, L Kapelusznik - Annals of clinical …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 causes COVID-19 illness which can
progress to severe pneumonia. Empiric antibacterials are often employed though frequency …

[HTML][HTML] Recommendations and guidelines for the diagnosis and management of Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) associated bacterial and fungal infections in …

HY Wu, PH Chang, YS Huang, CS Tsai… - Journal of Microbiology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) is an emerging infectious disease caused by
SARS-CoV-2 that has rapidly evolved into a pandemic to cause over 600 million infections …