Bacterial coinfections in COVID-19-hospitalized patients.
Ingrid Stéfanie Sarmento DebacoHelena Moreira KluckRômulo MarxPaulo Ricardo Mottin da RosaGiselle Calovi PratiniPublished in: Revista da Associacao Medica Brasileira (1992) (2024)
We observed a high rate of bacterial infections in COVID-19-hospitalized patients, most commonly of respiratory source. Neurologic and oncologic morbidities and need for ventilation and renal replacement therapy was associated with risk factors for bacterial infections. Nevertheless, an association between bacterial infections and hospital mortality was not established.