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ArticleIndian journal of medical microbiology

Co-infection of respiratory pathogens in SARS-CoV-2 positive patients at North West India, Rajasthan.

Swati Gautam, Bharti Malhotra, Pratibha Sharma, Neha Bhomia, Farah Deeba, Himanshu Sharma, Dinesh Parsoya

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Article in Indian journal of medical microbiology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Swati GautamDepartment of Microbiology, S.M.S Medical College, Jaipur, India. Electronic address: swatigautam.bio@gmail.com.
Bharti MalhotraDepartment of Microbiology, S.M.S Medical College, Jaipur, India. Electronic address: drbhartimalhotra@gmail.com.
Pratibha SharmaState DHR VRDL, S.M.S Medical College, Jaipur, India. Electronic address: pratibha21_sharma@yahoo.co.in.
Neha BhomiaState DHR VRDL, S.M.S Medical College, Jaipur, India. Electronic address: drnehabhomia230@gmail.com.
Farah DeebaState DHR VRDL, S.M.S Medical College, Jaipur, India. Electronic address: farahdeebajpr@gmail.com.
Himanshu SharmaState DHR VRDL, S.M.S Medical College, Jaipur, India. Electronic address: himanshudoc.sharma@gmail.com.
Dinesh ParsoyaDepartment of Microbiology, S.M.S Medical College, Jaipur, India. Electronic address: dineshparsoya01@gmail.com.
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Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeInfection due to SARS-CoV-2 shows wide spectrum of disease from asymptomatic to severe disease and death. Coinfection of SARS-CoV-2 with other respiratory pathogens may affect the severity of disease and its outcome. Identification of other respiratory pathogens may help to initiate proper management and avoid unnecessary complications. MATERIALS AND

methodsTotal 250 SARS-COV-2 positive patients admitted in S.M.S hospitalwere included in study. Throat and nasopharyngeal swabs samples were collected in Viral Transport Medium (VTM) and nucleic acid extraction was done by automated EasyMag extractor and tested for 20 respiratory viruses and two bacteria by real time PCR.

resultsOut of 250 SARS CoV2 positive samples, 176 (70%) were positive for other respiratory pathogens also. The highest co-infection was due to HCoVOC43 (32.8%) virus followed by bacterial co-infection with S. pneumoniae (14.8%). Six (2.4%) patients with co-infection were on ventilator with age >65yr and three (1.2%) died during treatment. All three cases were found to have other co-morbid diseases like; asthma, Parkinson's and hypertension.

conclusionHigh number of patients were found to have coinfection with other viruses and bacteria, timely identification and providing specific treatment to these patients can help improve outcome.

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Bacterial InfectionsCoinfectionCOVID-19VirusesBacteriaHumansIndiaSARS-CoV-2Streptococcus pneumoniaeCDCPCRRSVSARS-CoV-2VTM

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PMID37356835
PMCPMC10173797
OpenAlexW4376155647

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