Respiratory bacterial pathogen spectrum among COVID-19 infected and non-COVID-19 virus infected pneumonia patients

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2020 Dec;98(4):115199. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2020.115199. Epub 2020 Sep 3.

Abstract

COVID-19 positive (194) and negative (212) pneumonia patients were selected to analyze bacterial pathogens coinfection. Results showed that 50% of COVID-19 patients were coinfected or carried bacterial pathogens. Bordetella pertussis infection rate was significantly higher in positive patients. Consequently, preventions should be taken to control bacterial pathogens coinfection in COVID-19 patients.

Keywords: Bordetella pertussis; COVID-19; Pneumonia; Respiratory bacterial pathogen.

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Betacoronavirus
  • Bordetella pertussis / isolation & purification
  • COVID-19
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Coinfection / epidemiology*
  • Coinfection / microbiology
  • Coinfection / pathology
  • Coronavirus Infections / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pandemics
  • Pneumonia, Viral / pathology*
  • Pseudomonas Infections / epidemiology*
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa / isolation & purification
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / epidemiology
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / microbiology
  • Respiratory Tract Infections / pathology
  • SARS-CoV-2
  • Whooping Cough / epidemiology*
  • Young Adult