Bacterial and Fungal Superinfections in COVID-19 Patients Hospitalized in an Intensive Care Unit from Timișoara, Romania.

Alexandru Noris NovacescuBettina BuzziOvidiu BedreagMarius PapuricaAlexandru Florin RogobeteDorel SandescTeodora Sorescu Luminita Mirela BaditoiuCorina MusuroiDaliborca VladMonica Licker

Published in: Infection and drug resistance (2022)

The superinfection rate in COVID-19 patients was high in this study group. Exogenous risk factors were associated with superinfection more than endogenous factors. Only a small percentage of uninfected COVID-19 patients were not prescribed antibiotics during their hospitalization, raising serious concerns regarding the judicious prescribing of antibiotics in viral infections.

Keyphrases

sars cov
intensive care unit
risk factors
primary care
mechanical ventilation
adverse drug
drug induced