Bacterial and Fungal Coinfection in Critically Ill COVID-19 Cases and Predictive Role of Procalcitonin During the First Wave at an Academic Health Center.

Amani M AlnimrMohammed S AlshahraniSara AlwarthanShaya Y AlQahtaniAhmed A HassanNoor N BuMurahSara AlhajiriHuda Bukharie

Published in: Journal of epidemiology and global health (2022)

Coinfection is a serious complication for COVID-19 especially in the presence of co-morbidities. High levels of procalcitonin on admission may predict non-survival in critically ill cases in whom bacterial or fungal co-infection is likely.

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