Recurrent viral RNA positivity and candidiasis findings in hospitalized patients with COVID-19.
Malihe NaderiSeyed Amir SoltaniAkram Taheri RadZahra MehrbakhshSina SodagarAlireza TahamtanSeyededeh Sedigheh HosseiniPublished in: Future microbiology (2022)
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate reinfection and fungal infections among 785 patients with COVID-19 disease admitted to Baqiyatallah Hospital in Northeastern Iran after the onset of the COVID-19 epidemic. Materials & Methods: In this descriptive-analytic study (20 February-21 July 2020), reinfection and fungal infections among 785 patients were investigated using epidemiological questionnaire, clinical trials, Real-time PCR and CT scan (chest computed tomography) from the hospital HIS (hospital's information system) and collected samples. Results: Reinfection and one oral candidiasis were diagnosed in one 68-year-old man and one 47-year-old man 63 and 42 days after the initial infection, respectively. Conclusion: The research results showed that exposure to COVID-19 may not establish long-term protective immunity to all patients.
Keyphrases
- computed tomography
- sars cov
- coronavirus disease
- clinical trial
- healthcare
- end stage renal disease
- positron emission tomography
- real time pcr
- magnetic resonance imaging
- candida albicans
- adverse drug
- emergency department
- acute care
- prognostic factors
- cross sectional
- randomized controlled trial
- newly diagnosed
- image quality
- peritoneal dialysis
- contrast enhanced
- magnetic resonance
- social media
- patient reported
- phase ii
- single molecule
- placebo controlled