Conclusion: Invasive bacterial infections especially the incidence rates of cases with invasive Group A streptococcal infection (iGAS) have increased after the pandemic. Early recognition of cases and initiation of appropriate treatment in the early period are of critical importance. For th...
The rate of co-infection/co-colonisation at >48 hours after hospital admission was 27/1000 person-days (95% CI, 21.3-34.1). Patients with co-infection/co-colonisation vs those without were more likely to die in ICU (OR, 1.78; 95% CI, 1.03-3.08; P=.04) and had a longer hospital L...
The study reviewed COVID-19 inpatient encounters at UAB Hospital and at Ochsner Louisiana State University Health Shreveport hospitals and divided them into three groups: confirmed bacterial co-infection, as measured by a blood test at 48 hours after admission; suspected bacterial co-infection in pat...
However, reported cases of infective endocarditis do not support direct impaction of the COVID-19 virus or inflammatory phase [14]. Previously reported cases raise different scenarios to explain the occurrence of endocarditis after COVID-19 infection. The first scenario is the primary presence of ...
Secondary bacterial infections are also exacerbating the COVID-19 pandemic. A 2021 review estimated that16% to 28% of adultshospitalized for COVID-19 also had a bacterial infection. These patients stayed in the hospital for twice as long, were four times more likely to need mechanical ventilatio...
A recent review found despite only 8% of COVID-19 patients having a bacterial or fungal co-infection during hospitalization, up to 72% are reported to have received antimicrobial therapy overall and up to 100% when in the ICU (Clancy and Nguyen, 2020; Rawson et al., 2020). Similarly, ...
this is the neglected hygiene issue under the COVID-19 pandemic. Since masks can be a direct source of infection to the respiratory tract, digestive tract, and skin, it is crucial to maintain their hygiene to prevent bacterial and fungal infections that can exacerbate COVID-19. Thus, in thi...
METHODS. A retrospective study was conducted at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, analyzing children hospitalized with RSV infection before, during and after the COVID-19 pandemics from 2019 to 2023. Clinical data were collected and stratified by year for analysis. Plasma microbial free-DNA sequencing (...
13 Because we do not know the extent to which drug-resistant infections would be replaced by susceptible infections or by no infection in a scenario in which all drug resistance was eliminated, it is important to quantify the burden on the basis of both these counterfactual scenarios. In this...
Nosocomial Infection after Tracheotomy among Craniocerebral Injury Patients:Investigation and Analysis of Risk Factors and Preventive Measures OBJECTIVE To understand the features of lower respiratory tract infection among craniocerebral injury patients after tracheotomy and risk factors in order ... YM Liu -...