Lung Pathology of Mutually Exclusive Co-infection with SARS-CoV-2 and Streptococcus pneumoniae.

Tsukamoto, Tetsuya; Nakajima, Noriko; Sakurai, Aki; Nakajima, Masayuki; Sakurai, Eiko; Sato, Yuko; Takahashi, Kenta; Kanno, Takayuki; Kataoka, Michiko; Katano, Harutaka; Iwata, Mitsunaga; Doi, Yohei; Suzuki, Tadaki

Tsukamoto, Tetsuya; Nakajima, Noriko; Sakurai, Aki; Nakajima, Masayuki; Sakurai, Eiko; Sato, Yuko; Takahashi, Kenta; Kanno, Takayuki; Kataoka, Michiko; Katano, Harutaka; Iwata, Mitsunaga; Doi, Yohei; Suzuki, Tadaki.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 27(3): 919-923, 2021 03.

Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1030276

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Postmortem lung pathology of a patient in Japan with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 infection showed diffuse alveolar damage as well as bronchopneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae infection. The distribution of each pathogen and the accompanying histopathology suggested the infections progressed in a mutually exclusive manner within the lung, resulting in fatal respiratory failure.

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COVID-19/pathology; Coinfection; Lung; Pneumococcal Infections/pathology; Aged, 80 and over; Autopsy; Humans; Lung/microbiology; Lung/pathology; Lung/virology; Male; SARS-CoV-2/isolation & purification; Streptococcus pneumoniae/isolation & purification

Keywords

ARDS; COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; Streptococcus pneumoniae; acute respiratory distress syndrome; autopsy; bacteria; bronchopneumonia; co-infection; coronavirus disease; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; streptococci; viruses

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Full text: Available Collection: International databases Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Pneumococcal Infections / Coinfection / COVID-19 / Lung Type of study: Case report Limits: Humans / Male Language: English Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Journal subject: Communicable Diseases Year: 2021 Document Type: Article

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