- Turkish Journal of Internal Medicine
- Vol: 5 Issue: 2
- A Case Report of Methicillin-Resistant Staph. aureus Coinfection in COVID-19 in the Intensive Care U...
A Case Report of Methicillin-Resistant Staph. aureus Coinfection in COVID-19 in the Intensive Care Unit
Authors : Ijaz Ahmad, Ibrar Khan, Shahab Ahmad Khan, Hayat Khan
Pages : 145-149
Doi:10.46310/tjim.1192956
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Publication Date : 2023-04-29
Article Type : Other
Abstract :Bacterial co-infections in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pneumonia are not very common as the prevalence of co-infections with other respiratory viruses. The rate of bacterial co-infection in hospitalized patients infected with influenza is higher than 30%, whereas it is lower than 4% in hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV-2. Respiratory viral infections associated with bacterial co-infection have higher mortality and morbidity rates. The literature shows that most SARS-CoV-2 patients admitted to the hospital do not necessarily screen for bacterial infections and antimicrobial susceptibility. Therefore, clinicians\' misdiagnosis of these co-infections can pose a significant risk to the lives of vulnerable patients with COVID-19. In that light, we presented a complicated case of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.Keywords : SARS-CoV-2, Bacterial Coinfection, MRSA, Covid-19