Leptospirosis and COVID-19 co-infection case in Bangladesh

Mohammad Ashraful Amin; Sabrina Nahin; Atia Sharmin Bonna; Md Faisal Kabir Rozars; Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11828

Leptospirosis and COVID-19 co-infection case in Bangladesh

Heliyon. 2022 Nov 24;8(11):e11828. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11828. eCollection 2022 Nov.

Authors

Mohammad Ashraful Amin^{1

2}, Sabrina Nahin³, Atia Sharmin Bonna^{4

2}, Md Faisal Kabir Rozars^{5

2}, Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Public Health, North South University, Dhaka, 1229, Bangladesh.
² Public Health Professional Development Society (PPDS), Dhaka, 1215, Bangladesh.
³ Department of Physiology, Green Life Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, 1205, Bangladesh.
⁴ HN & HIV Sector, Save the Children, Bangladesh.
⁵ Department of One Stop Emergency Care, Chittagong Medical College and Hospital, Bangladesh.

Abstract

Introduction: Leptospirosis, a zoonotic illness, is comparable to COVID-19 in that the majority of infections are mild or asymptomatic, and only a tiny percentage of those infected experience multiple system affected. Leptospirosis coinfection and the pathogenesis of SARS-CoV-2(Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2) play a significant part in the emergence and progression of SARS-CoV-2 infection by enhancing the difficulty of identification, management, and outcome of COVID-19 well as worsening disease severity and death.

Case report: We presented a 47-year-old individual with Leptospirosis diagnosed with SARS-CoV-2. A rapid test for IgM antibodies was used to confirm Leptospirosis. Reverse-transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction was used to establish COVID-19 (RTPCR). During the COVID-19 emergent crisis in Chattogram, Bangladesh, the person was diagnosed and treated with functional, supportive care for COVID-19 and antibiotic therapy for leptospirosis. The patient was given medication and guidance before being discharged from the hospital.To highlight the importance of microbial coinfection in COVID-19, we outline the coinfection of bacteria with SARS-CoV-2, their effects on COVID-19, the grounds for coinfection, and their identification.

Keywords: Bangladesh; COVID-19; Coinfection; Leptospirosis; SARS-CoV-2.

Publication types

Case Reports