Sepsis patients with COVID-19 revealed a significantly higher culture positivity for staphylococcus spp. than the non-COVID-19 group. Both PCT and CRP showed moderate diagnostic efficiency in differentiating between GP and GN bacterial infections. PCT showed potential utility in identifying E. coli infections compared to other pathogens.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- sars cov
- end stage renal disease
- acute kidney injury
- intensive care unit
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- escherichia coli
- chronic kidney disease
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- septic shock
- staphylococcus aureus
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- magnetic resonance imaging
- gram negative
- biofilm formation
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- computed tomography
- antimicrobial resistance
- human health