[Pneumonia in patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection: series of 17 cases in the region of Murcia]. / Neumonía neumocócica en pacientes con infección por SARS-CoV-2: serie de 17 casos en la Región de Murcia.
Rev Esp Quimioter
; 34(5): 491-495, 2021 Oct.
Article
in Spanish
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1316065
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Currently the prevalence of pneumococcal coinfection in patients with COVID-19 is unknown. In this work we present its clinical characteristics, evolution and treatment.METHODS:
Retrospective data collection from August to October 2020 in two hospitals in the Murcia region.RESULTS:
Eighteen patients had COVID-19 diagnosed by PCR and pneumococcal infection confirmed by antigenuria, which represented a prevalence of 2%. A total of 88% had radiological alterations upon admission (two patients had an X-ray within normality) and 29% had elevated procalcitonin. Mortality in our series was 12%.CONCLUSIONS:
It could be reasonable to consider the start of antimicrobial therapy in those cases in which there is a moderate or high suspicion of bacterial coinfection, being essential the early suspension of antibiotic treatment if it is not confirmed.Keywords
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Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Coinfection
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COVID-19
Type of study:
Observational study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Rev Esp Quimioter
Journal subject:
Drug Therapy
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Req
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