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ArticleWorld journal of virology2021

Bacterial co-infection in patients with SARS-CoV-2 in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Nermin Kamal Saeed, Safaa Al-Khawaja, Jameela Alsalman, Safiya Almusawi, Noor Ahmed Albalooshi, Mohammed Al-Biltagi

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Article in World journal of virology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 37 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Nermin Kamal SaeedMedical Microbiology Section, Pathology Department, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Manama 00000, Bahrain.
Safaa Al-KhawajaInfection Disease Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Bahrain, Manama 00000, Bahrain.
Jameela AlsalmanInfection Disease Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Bahrain, Manama 00000, Bahrain.
Safiya AlmusawiMedical Microbiology Section, Pathology Department, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Manama 00000, Bahrain.
Noor Ahmed AlbalooshiMedical Microbiology Section, Pathology Department, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Manama 00000, Bahrain.
Mohammed Al-BiltagiDepartment of Pediatrics, University Medical Center, King Abdulla Medical City, Arabian Gulf University, Manama 00000, Bahrain.
Salmaniya Medical Complex · BHArabian Gulf University · BH

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic presents a significant challenge to the medical profession, increasing in the presence of microbial co-infection. Bacterial and Fungal co-infections increase the risk of morbidity and mortality in patients with COVID-19.

aimTo study the bacterial profile in patients with COVID-19 who needed admission to receive treatment in the main centres concerned with managing COVID-19 disease in the Kingdom of Bahrain.

methodsThe study was a retrospective observational analysis of the bacterial profile and the bacterial resistance in patients with confirmed COVID-19 disease who needed admission to receive treatment in the main centres assigned to manage patients with COVID-19 disease in the Kingdom of Bahrain from February to October 2020. We used the electronic patients' records and the microbiology laboratory data to identify patients' demographics, clinical data, microbial profile, hospital or community-acquired, and the outcomes.

resultsThe study included 1380 patients admitted with confirmed COVID-19 disease during the study period. 51% were admitted from February to June, and 49% were admitted from July to October 2020, with a recurrence rate was 0.36%. There was a significant increase in bacterial and fungal co-infection in the second period compared to the first period. The most common isolated organisms were the gram-negative bacteria (mainly

conclusionBacterial and fungal co-infections in patients admitted with confirmed COVID-19 disease pose higher morbidity and mortality risks than those without co-infections. We should perform every effort to minimize these risks.

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Bacterial co-infectionCOVID-19FungiHospital-acquired infectionKingdom of Bahrain

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