Detection of Bacterial Coinfection in COVID-19 Patients Is a Missing Piece of the Puzzle in the COVID-19 Management in Indonesia | Zendy

Anggia Prasetyoputri | Zendy

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Detection of Bacterial Coinfection in COVID-19 Patients Is a Missing Piece of the Puzzle in the COVID-19 Management in Indonesia

Author(s) -

Anggia Prasetyoputri

Publication year - 2021

Publication title -

acs infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.324

H-Index - 39

ISSN - 2373-8227

DOI - 10.1021/acsinfecdis.1c00006

Subject(s) - coinfection , covid-19 , antibiotics , medicine , virology , intensive care medicine , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , infectious disease (medical specialty) , disease , outbreak

Bacterial coinfection in COVID-19 patients has the potential to complicate treatments and accelerate the development of antibiotic resistance in the clinic due to the widespread use of broad-spectrum antibiotics, including in Indonesia. The surge of COVID-19 patients may worsen antibiotic overuse; therefore, information on the actual extent of bacterial coinfection in COVID-19 patients in Indonesia is crucial to inform appropriate treatment. This Viewpoint elaborates on a nascent research project focused on sequencing of swab samples to detect bacterial coinfection in COVID-19 patients in Indonesia. Supported by a L'Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science National Fellowship, it is designed to inform better clinical management of COVID-19 in Indonesia.

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