Clinical Outcomes and Prolonged SARS-CoV-2 Viral Shedding in ICU Patients with Severe COVID-19 Infection and Nosocomial Bacterial Pneumonia: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

Chuan-Yen SunJia-Yih FengJhong-Ru HuangHsiao-Chin Shen Yuh-Min Chen Wei-Chih Chen Kuang-Yao Yang

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2022)

Patients with severe COVID-19 infection who developed nosocomial pneumonia had longer SARS-CoV-2 shedding days, more complications, and worse outcomes.

Keyphrases

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respiratory syndrome coronavirus
early onset
acinetobacter baumannii
intensive care unit
methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus
risk factors
mechanical ventilation
respiratory failure
community acquired pneumonia
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skeletal muscle
coronavirus disease
acute respiratory distress syndrome