Bacterial co-infection in patients with COVID-19 hospitalized (ICU and Not ICU): review and meta-analysis

AP Santos, LC Gonçalves, ACC Oliveira, PHP Queiroz… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
The prevalence of patients hospitalized in ICUs with COVID-19 and co-infected by
pathogenic bacteria is relevant in this study, considering the integrality of treatment. This …

Neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio as a predictor of adverse outcome in patients with community‐acquired pneumonia: A systematic review

S Kuikel, N Pathak, S Poudel, S Thapa… - Health science …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background Community‐acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the acute infection of lung tissue in
an immunocompetent who acquired it from the community. Its incidence and mortality are …

Aetiology of severe community acquired pneumonia in adults identified by combined detection methods: a multi-centre prospective study in China

J Qu, J Zhang, Y Chen, Y Huang, Y Xie… - Emerging microbes & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia (SCAP) challenges public health
globally. Considerable improvements in molecular pathogen testing emerged in the last few …

Evaluation of bacterial agents isolated from endotracheal aspirate cultures of Covid-19 general intensive care patients and their antibiotic resistance profiles …

YG Bahçe, Ö Acer, O Özüdoğru - Microbial pathogenesis, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Early reports have shown that critically ill patients infected with SARS-CoV-2
have a high prevalence of nosocomial pneumonia, particularly ventilator-associated …

IFI44 is an immune evasion biomarker for SARS-CoV-2 and Staphylococcus aureus infection in patients with RA

Q Zheng, D Wang, R Lin, Q Lv, W Wang - Frontiers in immunology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) caused a
global pandemic of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). Staphylococcus aureus is …

Diagnostic value of bronchoalveolar lavage fluid metagenomic next-generation sequencing in pediatric pneumonia

W Deng, H Xu, Y Wu, J Li - Frontiers in Cellular and Infection …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Objectives The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic value of bronchoalveolar
lavage fluid (BALF) metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) versus conventional …

Bacterial resistance to antibiotics and clonal spread in COVID-19-positive patients on a tertiary hospital intensive care unit, Czech Republic

L Doubravská, M Htoutou Sedláková, K Fišerová… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
This observational retrospective study aimed to analyze whether/how the spectrum of
bacterial pathogens and their resistance to antibiotics changed during the worst part of the …

Diagnostic stewardship aiming at expectorated or induced sputum promotes microbial diagnosis in community-acquired pneumonia

B Waagsbø, EM Buset, JÅ Longva, M Bjerke… - BMC Infectious …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose Studies on aetiology of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) vary in terms of
microbial sampling methods, anatomical locations, and laboratory analyses, since no gold …

Viral load as a factor affecting the fatality of patients suffering from severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome

HN Jo, J Kim, SY Hwang, JW Seo, DY Kim, NR Yun… - Viruses, 2022 - mdpi.com
The clinical characteristics and the effect of viral RNA loads on fatality in 56 patients with
severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) were analyzed. The non-survival …

Association between Glucocorticoids and Mortality in Patients with Severe Pneumonia: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis Based on Randomized Controlled …

Q Tang, Q Chen, Y Li, Z Wang - … and Mathematical Methods in …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective. To explore the associations between glucocorticoid use and the clinical outcome
of patients with severe pneumonia. Methods. Medical databases including PubMed …