Open AccessDetection of Viral and Bacterial Respiratory Pathogens Identified by Molecular Methods in COVID-19 Hospitalized Patients and Its Impact on Mortality and Unfavorable Outcomes
Author(s) -
Alonso Soto,
Dante M. Quiñones-Laveriano,
Faviola Valdivia,
Eduardo Juscamayta-López,
Johan Azañero-Haro,
Liliana Chambi,
Helen Horna,
G. Patino,
E. Pérez Guzmán,
Jhony A. De La Cruz-Vargas
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s306439
Subject(s) - medicine , sputum , streptococcus pneumoniae , coinfection , pneumonia , bacterial pneumonia , antibiotics , immunology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , biology , tuberculosis
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the frequency of viral and bacterial respiratory pathogens detected by molecular methods in sputum samples of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 and to evaluate its impact on mortality and unfavorable outcomes (in-hospital death or mechanical ventilation).