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COVID-19 as a Possible Cause of Functional Exhaustion of CD4 and CD8 T-cells and Persistent Cause of Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia.
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- A clinical profile of infective endocarditis in patients with recent COVID-19: A systematic review.The American journal of the medical sciences · 2022Pooled it
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- Epidural Abscesses as a Complication of Interleukin-6 Inhibitor and Dexamethasone Treatment in a Patient with COVID-19 Pneumonia: A Case Report.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2023Article
- Management of Infective Endocarditis and Tibioperoneal Mycotic Aneurysm Following COVID-19 Infection.EJVES vascular forum · 2023Article
- Increased percentage of apoptotic and CTLA-4 (CD152) expressing cells in CD4+/CD8+ cells in COVID-19 patients.Medicine · 2022Article
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- Osteomyelitis of the Jaw in COVID-19 Patients: A Rare Condition With a High Risk for Severe Complications.Frontiers in surgery · 2022Article
- Clinical outcomes in patients co-infected with COVID-19 and Staphylococcus aureus: a scoping review.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
- A potential association between immunosenescence and high COVID-19 related mortality among elderly patients with cardiovascular diseases.Immunity & ageing : I & A · 2021Review
- An Unusual Case of Moraxella osleonsis Bacteremia in an Immunocompetent Patient With SARS-CoV-2 Infection.Cureus · 2020Article
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Abstract
We report a case of a 73-year-old male with a history of diabetes mellitus, osteomyelitis, methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) bacteremia who recently completed an extended intravenous course of cefazolin eight days back, and presented with MSSA bacteremia complicated by epidural abscess, endocarditis, and aortic root abscess. Meanwhile, the patient was tested positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Even with aggressive antibiotic treatment, the patient remained bacteremic and developed endocarditis with a worsening aortic root abscess. We suspect coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) as a cause for the infectious paradox and will discuss the possible mechanisms in this case report.
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