Secondary bacterial infections in patients with coronavirus disease 2019-associated pneumonia

SUMMARY OBJECTIVE: The vast majority of patients who hospitalized with coronavirus disease 2019 are given empirical antibiotic therapy. However, information on the frequency, microorganism species, and resistance rates of secondary bacterial infections in coronavirus disease 2019 patients are insufficient. We aimed to show the frequency of secondary infections and resistance conditions in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 hospitalized in the intensive care unit. METHODS: The results of tracheal aspirate culture, blood culture, and urine culture obtained from coronavirus disease 2019 patients - at least 2 days after their admission to the intensive care unit - were examined microbiologically. RESULTS: A total of 514 patients hospitalized in intensive care unit were included in our study. Tracheal aspirate, blood, or urine cultures were collected from 369 patients (71.8%). Bacterial reproduction was detected in at least one sample in 171 (33.3%) of all patients. The rate of respiratory tract infection and/or bloodstream infection was found to be 21%. Acinetobacter baumannii, Klebsiella pneumoniae, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa in tracheal aspirate culture; Coagulase-negative staphylococci, K. pneumoniae, and A. baumannii in blood culture; and Escherichia coli, K. pneumoniae, and Enterococcus faecalis in urine culture were the most common microorganisms. A. baumannii was resistant to most antibiotics except colistin and P. aeruginosa strains were resistant to most antibiotics except amikacin, colistin, cefepime, and imipenem. In K. pneumoniae, the highest meropenem sensitivity (73%) was observed; there was a strong resistance to most of the remaining antibiotics. CONCLUSIONS: We think that our study can be useful in choosing empirical antibiotic therapy in the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic and reducing the mortality that may occur with secondary infection.

Secondary infection profile after snakebite treated at a tertiary referral center in the Brazilian Amazon

ABSTRACT Background: Bothrops envenomations can often lead to complications, such as secondary infections. Methods: This cross-sectional study analyzed the medical records of all patients diagnosed with snakebite. Results: A total of 127 patients were included. Clindamycin was the most commonly prescribed antibiotic, with 105 patients (82.7%) receiving it as the primary antibiotic regimen. In 31 (24.4%) individuals, the first-choice antibiotic did not cease the infection. Conclusions: Secondary infection is an important complication resulting from snakebites, and evidence-based management of this complication can contribute to better clinical outcomes.

Pathogenesis of Secondary Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Role of Cord Factor in Secondary Infection / 中国医学科学院学报

The primary and secondary tuberculosis features two completely different pathogenesis.At present,the pathogenesis of primary tuberculosis has been clear,whereas that of secondary tuberculosis remains unclear.In order to decipher the mechanism of secondary infection of

Analysis of clinical characteristics of patients with chronic critical illness after sepsis / 中华危重病急救医学

Objective:To investigate the clinical characteristics of patients who develop chronic critical illness (CCI) after sepsis.Methods:The survival patients with sepsis admitted to the department of critical medicine of Baoan Central Hospital of Shenzhen for the first time from April 2019 to October 2020 were enrolled. According to clinical outcomes, patients were divided into CCI group [intensive care unit (ICU) stay ≥14 days, with persistent organ dysfunction] and rapid recovery (RAP) group. The baseline characteristic on admission and clinical outcomes of patients in the two groups were collected and compared. Blood samples were collected to measure serum interleukins (IL-6, IL-10) levels and peripheral blood lymphocyte count (LYM) count were obtained from all patients after admission. The differences of above indexes on the 1st, 7th and 14th day in ICU between the two groups were compared, the 180 day cumulative survival rate of the two groups was observed.Results:① Twenty-two septic patients developed CCI and 28 patients with RAP were included. There were no significant differences in gender and infection site between the two groups. The age, acute physiology and chronic health evaluationⅡ(APACHEⅡ), sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA), proportion of septic shock, mechanical ventilation time, length of ICU stay, total length of hospital stay and proportion of secondary infection of CCI patients were higher than those in RAP group [age (years old): 61.0±13.8 vs. 50.3±13.9, proportion of patients aged ≥ 65 years old: 54.5% (12/22) vs. 25.0% (7/28), APACHEⅡscore: 20.5±4.4 vs. 14.4±4.3, SOFA score: 10 (7, 12) vs. 5 (3, 8), septic shock ratio: 40.9% (9/22) vs. 17.9% (5/28), time of mechanical ventilation (days): 18.5 (12.0, 28.0) vs. 5.0 (3.0, 7.0), length of ICU stay (days): 26 (18, 46) vs. 8 (6, 12), total length of hospital stay (days): 31 (26, 51) vs. 14 (12, 17), secondary infection ratio: 72.7% (16/22) vs. 7.1% (2/28), all P < 0.05]. ② The IL-6 levels of CCI group were higher than that of RAP group at all time points (ng/L: 176.86±103.54 vs. 113.32±71.34 on the 1st day, 84.72±46.06 vs. 54.98±26.61 on the 7th day, 44.28±20.20 vs. 17.76±4.70 on the 14th day, all P < 0.05). On the 1st and 7th day of admission, there were no significant differences in IL-10 and LYM levels between the two groups. On the 14th day of admission, IL-10 levels in CCI group were higher than that in RAP group (ng/L: 15.09±3.61 vs. 8.92±1.98, P < 0.05), while LYM was relatively lower [×10 9/L: 0.62 (0.43, 1.02) vs. 1.17 (0.93, 1.71), P < 0.05]. ③ The Log-Rank test results of Kaplan-Meier survival curve showed that the 180-day cumulative survival rate of CCI group was significantly lower than that of RAP group (63.6% vs. 96.4%, Log-Rank:χ 2 = 9.024, P = 0.007). Conclusions:Septic patients with advanced age, high APAHCEⅡscore and high SOFA score are prone to secondary CCI, resulting in long hospital stay, high secondary infection rate and poor prognosis. The occurrence of CCI may be related to the continuous expression of proinflammatory mediators and subsequent immunosuppression.

Correlation with neonatal congenital cytomegalovirus infection,maternal primary infection and secondary infection / 中国免疫学杂志

Objective:To explore the correlation with neonatal congenital cytomegalovirus infection,maternal primary infection and secondary infection.Methods: 48 neonates with congenital CMV infection were assigned to infection group with their mothers.And the other 30 couples without congenital CMV infection were assigned to negative group with their mothers.The level of CMV-IgM/IgG and affinity of CMV-IgG in peripheral blood were tested by CLIA,and CMV-DNA in mother′s milk,peripheral blood and urine of the newborn was tested by fluorescent quantitation PCR.We also analyzed the differences of the test results between the two groups and performed a retrospective analysis to compare the levels of CMV-IgG of the mother with early pregnancy with the result of this test.Results: In the infection group,the level of CMV-IgG in peripheral blood and CMV-DNA in milk was significantly higher than those in the negative group,the difference was statistically significant(P0.05).Conclusion: It is a high-risk factor for neonatal congenital cytomegalovirus infection that CMV-IgG level of the pregnant women is promted by the reactivation or reinfection of cytomegalovirus.It is important to monitor CMV-IgM/IgG during pregnancy.

Clinical value of multiplex PCR in the diagnosis of secondary infection of severe acutep ancreatitis / 中华胰腺病杂志

Objective To investigate the diagnostic value of multiplex polymerase chain reaction (m-PCR) for diagnosing second infection of severe acute pancreatitis ( SAP), and to provide evidence for anti-infection treatment of SAP .Methods From January 2011 to December 2014 , thirty five patients of SAP were enrolled .Seven to fourteen days after SAP onset , patients′blood samples were taken and the presence of infection was determined by mP-CR.In the meantime, peripheral blood or the paracentesis fluid was cultured , and the result of culture was regard as golden standard to diagnose infection .Rseults The m-PCR could simultaneously detect 9 kinds of intestinal resident pathogenic bacteria , and the lower limit of detection was 10~1 000 copies.The detection rates were as follows (cultivation vs. m-PCR):staphylococcus aureus 6 vs 5 cases, staphylococcus epidermidis 11 vs 9 cases, enterococcus faecalis 2 vs 3 cases, enterococcus faecium 6 vs 7 cases, escherichia coli 19 vs 17 cases, klebsiella pneumoniae 2 vs 3 cases, pseudomonas aeruginosa 6 vs 4 cases, acinetobacter baumannii 2 vs 2 cases, malt narrow food aeromonas 4 vs2 cases.The 7th~14th days after SAP onset, the blood or paracentesis fluid culture was positive in 27 patients,and negative in 8 cases. And the m-PCR results were positive in 30 patients, and negative in 8 cases.The m-PCR results were positive in 30 patients, negative in 5 patients.The m-PCR results were positive in 3 patients who had negative culture results.In the remaining 32 cases, the results were consistent between the two detection methods .When the culture result was regarded as golden standard , the sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of m-PCR were 100%, 62.5%and 91.43%, respectively.The positive predictive value and the negative predictive value were 90%and 100%, respectively.It took (26 ±15) hours on average to obtain the result of culture method , and it took (102 ±32) hours on average to obtain the confirmative results .It took (12 ±8) hours on average to obtain the result of the m-PCR method.The time course of m-PCRwas significantly shorter than that of the traditional culture method, and the difference was statistically significant (P<0.05).Conclusions The m-PCR method can be used to monitor the bacterial infection in patients with SAP .The m-PCR method is a highly sensitive and rapid detection approach , which is worth of clinical application .

Monitoring Nonsurgical and Surgical Root Canal Treatment of Teeth with Primary and Secondary Infections

The aim of this study was to monitor nonsurgical and surgical root canal treatment (RCT) of teeth with primary and secondary infections and apical periodontitis (AP). This prospective clinical study comprised the treatment of 80 patients with primary and persistent secondary infections and AP. Of this initial sample, forty patients did not return. Periapical index using cone beam computed tomography scans (CBCTPAI) was used to aid diagnosis, planning and to determine the better therapeutic strategy. Twenty patients (26 teeth) diagnosed with primary infection and AP received conventional RCT and were followed up for 10 to 36 months. Twenty patients (31 teeth) diagnosed with persistent secondary infection were submitted to periapical surgical and followed up for 6 to 30 months. The results showed RCT successful in 19/26 cases with complete AP healing (5/26 with partial repair) in 10-36 months of follow up. For the surgically managed cases, effectiveness of surgical therapy was detected in 10/31 cases with complete healing (10/31 cases with partial repair) within 6-30 months follow up. The return of patients for clinical and radiographic follow-up, and obedience to the proposed time period was very short from ideal. The levels of success in both therapeutic protocols were high. RCT failures were detected even with rigorous standard clinical protocols.

O objetivo do estudo foi monitorar tratamentos de canais radiculares (TCR) convencionais e com auxílio de cirurgia periapical. Este estudo prospectivo constituiu de 80 pacientes portadores de infecções primárias e secundárias persistentes e periodontite apical (PA). O índice periapical utilizando tomografia computadorizada de feixe cônico (CBCTPAI) foi utilizado como auxiliar no diagnóstico, planejamento e para determinar a melhor estratégia terapêutica. Apenas 40 pacientes retornaram para o TCR. Em 20 pacientes (26 dentes) com diagnósticos de infecções primárias e PA foram feitos TCR convencionais e monitoramentos por 10 a 36 meses. Em 20 pacientes (31 dentes) com diagnósticos de infecções secundárias persistentes foram submetidos a procedimentos cirúrgicos e acompanhamentos durante 6 a 30 meses. Os resultados mostraram TCR bem sucedidos em 19 de 26 casos, com curas completas das PA (5 de 26 com reparação parcial) em controles de 10 a 36 meses. Para os casos de tratamentos cirúrgicos foram detectadas eficácias das terapêuticas cirúrgicas em 10 de 31 casos com curas completas (10 de 31 casos com reparação parcial) em controles de 6 a 30 meses. O retorno dos pacientes para controle clínico e radiográfico e a obediência ao período de tempo proposto está muito aquém do ideal. Os níveis de sucesso em ambos os protocolos terapêuticos se mostraram elevados. Fracassos no TCR foram detectados mesmo utilizando protocolo clínico com rigoroso padrão.

Títulos de anticuerpos neutralizantes en sueros de individuos posconvalescientes con dengue / Neutralizing antibody titers in sera from patients post-convalescing from dengue

Introducción: la inmunidad del hospedero desempeña un papel importante en determinar el desarrollo de las infecciones por dengue y del cuadro severo de la enfermedad. Sin embargo, otros factores intervienen en el complejo mecanismo de la patogénesis, como la variación entre las cepas virales. Objetivos: evaluación de la capacidad neutralizante de un grupo de sueros de posconvalescientes frente a 2 cepas de dengue 4 pertenecientes a un mismo genotipo. Métodos: se emplearon sueros de 68 individuos con un cuadro de fiebre del dengue y 35 con un cuadro clínico de fiebre hemorrágica del dengue. Resultados: los títulos de anticuerpos neutralizantes en los sueros estudiados fueron bajos y se observó una capacidad neutralizante diferente entre las 2 cepas de dengue 4 del genotipo II. Se observaron diferencias significativas en los títulos de anticuerpos neutralizantes de los sueros procedentes de individuos con infección secundaria y con la forma severa de la enfermedad. Conclusiones: estos resultados demuestran la complejidad de los anticuerpos neutralizantes, que se producen después de una infección por el virus dengue con diferentes cepas de un mismo serotipo, lo cual conduce a obtener resultados diversos por esta técnica que podría ser la causa de la trasmisión continuada de múltiples cepas de dengue.

Introduction: host immunity plays an important role in determining the development of dengue infections and the severe form of the disease. However, other factors, such as the variation between viral strains, are also involved in this complex pathogenesis mechanism. Objectives: evaluate the neutralizing capacity of a number of sera from post-convalescing patients against two dengue 4 strains from the same genotype. Methods: examination was conducted of sera from 68 individuals with dengue fever and 35 with dengue hemorrhagic fever. Results: neutralizing antibody titers were low in the sera analyzed. Different neutralizing capacity was found between the two dengue 4 strains from genotype II. Significant differences were observed between neutralizing antibody titers in sera from individuals with secondary infection and with the severe form of the disease. Conclusions: results reveal the complex nature of the neutralizing antibodies produced after a dengue infection with different strains of the same serotype, leading to diverse results by this technique, which could be the cause of the continued transmission of multiple dengue strains.

Quasispecies of dengue virus

Pathogenic viruses have RNA genomes that cause acute and chronic infections. These viruses replicate with high mutation rates and exhibit significant genetic diversity, so-called viral quasispecies. Viral quasispecies play an important role in chronic infectious diseases, but little is known about their involvement in acute infectious diseases such as dengue virus (DENV) infection. DENV, the most important human arbovirus, is a causative agent of dengue fever (DF) and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). Accumulating observations suggest that DENV exists as an extremely diverse virus population, but its biological significance is unclear. In other virus diseases, quasispecies affect the therapeutic strategies using drugs and vaccines. Here, I describe the quasispecies of DENV and discuss the possible role of quasispecies in the pathogenesis of and therapeutic strategy against DENV infection in comparison with other viruses such as Hepatitis C virus, human immunodeficiency virus type 1, and poliovirus.

Diagnostic value of TREM-1 in secondary infection of acute necrotizing pancreatitis of rat / 中华胰腺病杂志

Objective To detect the expression of triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (TREM-1) in the early secondary infection of acute necrotizing pancreatitis (ANP) and to probe its diagnostic value for early infection. Methods Twenty-four male SD rats were randomly divided into the control (C) group, the ANP group and the secondary infection of ANP (SIANP) group. The constructions of the models were achieved through intraperitoneal injection of L-arginine and E. coli. After 24 hours, the blood and peritoneal fluid samples were collected for bacterial culture, and the serum levels of amylase, CRP, TNF-α and TREM-1 were detected. The pathological changes in the pancreas were observed. The expression of TREM-1 mRNA and TREM-1 protein in pancreatic tissue was detected by Real-time PCR and Western Blot. Results The histological score of pancreas, and serum amylase in ANP group and SIANP group were significantly higher than those in C group; the positive rate of bacterial culture of blood and peritoneal fluid in SIANP group was 100% , which suggested the model was successfully established. CRP and TNF-a levels in SIANP group were (8.7 ±3.1)mg/L and (185.7 ± 10.9) mg/L, which were not significantly different from that in ANP group [( 16.5 ±3.6) , ( 176.0 ± 18.6) mg/L]. The serum level of TREM-1, expression of TREM-1 mRNA and TREM-1 protein in pancreatic tissue was (9.3 ±0.9) ng/ml, 14.84 ± 3.45, 316.2 ± 59.2, which were significantly higher than those in ANP group [ (5.5 ±0.3)ng/ml, 4.51 ±1.44, 188.6 ±42.4, P <0.05]. Conclusions TREM-1 has diagnostic value for early secondary infection of ANP.

Three Cases of Secondary Fungal Infection in Herpes Simplex Keratitis

PURPOSE: To report several cases of secondary infection by fungus in herpes simplex keratitis. CASE SUMMARY: A retrospective chart review was performed on 3 eyes of 3 patients who were without improvement and diagnosed with fungal keratitis by smear and culture on prior presentation with herpetic keratitis. Two cases were diagnosed with fungal keratitis, based on the results of culture. Fungal keratitis by Candida albicans was improved with antifungal agents, but a case caused by Fusarium species was more aggravated, regardless of antifungal agents. One case was improved by antifungal medications, which was diagnosed with fungal keratitis by the fungal hyphae manifestation on KOH preparation. CONCLUSIONS: Secondary microbial infection should be considered, when the lesion had no improvement with antiviral agents in herpetic keratitis.