Fungal, parasitological, and bacterial coinfection in a severely ill COVID-19 patient in Peru.

Jeel Moya-SalazarSharon S SauñeRoxana ValerRichard Salazar-HernandezWilfredo LozaEvelyn SuxeKarina Chicoma-FloresHans Contreras-Pulache

Published in: Clinical case reports (2022)

COVID-19 patients are prone to coinfections during their hospitalization. These coinfections are challenging as they involve longer hospital stays, high costs, and higher risk of mortality. Here, we present a case of a patient with multi-infection by resistant parasites, fungi, and bacteria during his hospitalization in a hospital in Lima, Peru.

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