A rare case of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A virus super-infection

Maria-Cristina Arcangeletti; Flora De Conto; Sara Montecchini; Mirko Buttrini; Clara Maccari; Carlo Chezzi; Adriana Calderaro

doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2022.115743

A rare case of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A virus super-infection

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2022 Sep;104(1):115743. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2022.115743. Epub 2022 Jun 16.

Authors

Maria-Cristina Arcangeletti¹, Flora De Conto¹, Sara Montecchini¹, Mirko Buttrini¹, Clara Maccari¹, Carlo Chezzi¹, Adriana Calderaro²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy.
² Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy. Electronic address: adriana.calderaro@unipr.it.

Abstract

We report the first Italian case of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A virus super-infection. Laboratory diagnosis revealed the presence of both agents' RNA specific sequences by molecular methods and infectious influenza A virus by cell culture methods.

Keywords: SARS-CoV-2; cell culture; influenza A; laboratory diagnosis; molecular methods; super-infection.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

COVID-19* / diagnosis
Clinical Laboratory Techniques
Humans
Influenza A virus* / genetics
Influenza, Human* / diagnosis
SARS-CoV-2