Article ; Online: The Unrecognized Threat of Secondary Bacterial Infections with COVID-19.
2020 Volume 11, Issue 4
Abstract: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the greatest pandemic of our generation, with 16 million people affected and 650,000 deaths worldwide so far. One of the risk factors associated with COVID-19 is secondary bacterial pneumonia. In recent studies on ... ...
Abstract | Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is the greatest pandemic of our generation, with 16 million people affected and 650,000 deaths worldwide so far. One of the risk factors associated with COVID-19 is secondary bacterial pneumonia. In recent studies on COVID-19 patients, secondary bacterial infections were significantly associated with worse outcomes and death despite antimicrobial therapies. In the past, the intensive use of antibiotics during the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) pandemic led to increases in the prevalence of multidrug-resistant bacteria. The rising number of antibiotic-resistant bacteria and our decreasing capacity to eradicate them not only render us more vulnerable to bacterial infections but also weaken us during viral pandemics. The COVID-19 pandemic reminds us of the great health challenges we are facing, especially regarding antibiotic-resistant bacteria. |
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MeSH term(s) | Adult ; Bacteria ; Bacterial Infections ; Betacoronavirus ; COVID-19 ; China ; Coronavirus ; Coronavirus Infections/epidemiology ; Humans ; Inpatients ; Pandemics ; Pneumonia, Viral ; Retrospective Studies ; Risk Factors ; SARS-CoV-2 |
Keywords | covid19 |
Language | English |
Publishing date | 2020-08-07 |
Publishing country | United States |
Document type | Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't ; Comment |
ZDB-ID | 2557172-2 |
ISSN | 2150-7511 ; 2161-2129 |
ISSN (online) | 2150-7511 |
ISSN | 2161-2129 |
DOI | 10.1128/mBio.01806-20 |
Database | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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