High Rates of Bacterial Pulmonary Co-Infections and Superinfections Identified by Multiplex PCR among Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients.

Regev CohenFrida BabushkinTalya FinnKeren GellerHanna AlexanderCandice DatnowMartina UdaMaurice ShapiroSvetlana PaikinJonathan Lellouche

Published in: Microorganisms (2021)

We found high rates of both CAP and VAP among the critically ill, caused by the typical and expected organisms for both conditions. VAP diagnosis was associated with poor patient outcomes.

Keyphrases

sars cov
pulmonary hypertension
real time pcr
gram negative
multidrug resistant