Two original observations concerning bacterial infections in COVID-19 patients hospitalized in intensive care units during the first wave of the epidemic in France

Among 197 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in ICU, 88 (44.7%) experienced at least one bacterial infection, with pneumonia (39.1%) and bloodstream infections (15,7%) being the most frequent. Unusual findings include frequent suspicion of bacterial translocations originating from the digestive tract as...

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Autores principales: d’Humières, Camille, Patrier, Juliette, Lortat-Jacob, Brice, Tran-dinh, Alexy, Chemali, Lotfi, Maataoui, Naouale, Rondinaud, Emilie, Ruppé, Etienne, Burdet, Charles, Ruckly, Stéphane, Montravers, Philippe, Timsit, Jean-François, Armand-Lefevre, Laurence
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2021
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8084132/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33914786
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0250728
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Sumario:Among 197 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in ICU, 88 (44.7%) experienced at least one bacterial infection, with pneumonia (39.1%) and bloodstream infections (15,7%) being the most frequent. Unusual findings include frequent suspicion of bacterial translocations originating from the digestive tract as well as bacterial persistence in the lungs despite adequate therapy.

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