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Community-acquired and hospital-acquired respiratory tract infection and bloodstream infection in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 pneumonia
- Source :
- Journal of Intensive Care, Vol 9, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2021)
- Publication Year :
- 2021
- Publisher :
- BMC, 2021.
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Abstract
- Abstract Objectives SARS-CoV-2 may cause acute lung injury, and secondary infections are thus relevant complications in patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. However, detailed information on community- and hospital-acquired infections among patients with COVID-19 pneumonia is scarce. Methods We identified 220 SARS-CoV-2-positive patients hospitalized at the University Hospital Basel, Switzerland (between 25 February and 31 May 2020). We excluded patients who declined the general consent (n = 12), patients without clinical evidence of pneumonia (n = 29), and patients hospitalized for
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 20520492
- Volume :
- 9
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Journal of Intensive Care
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.05c3ce664106480e83d07b6c75635e6a
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s40560-021-00526-y