Two original observations concerning bacterial infections in COVID-19 patients hospitalized in intensive care units during the first wave of the epidemic in France.

d'Humières, Camille; Patrier, Juliette; Lortat-Jacob, Brice; Tran-Dinh, Alexy; Chemali, Lotfi; Maataoui, Naouale; Rondinaud, Emilie; Ruppé, Etienne et al. · PLoS One · 2021

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Abstract

Among 197 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in ICU, 88 (44.7%) experienced at least one bacterial infection, with pneumonia (39.1%) and bloodstream infections (15,7%) being the most frequent. Unusual findings include frequent suspicion of bacterial translocations originating from the digestive tract as well as bacterial persistence in the lungs despite adequate therapy.

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