Early Bacterial Coinfections in Patients Admitted to the ICU With COVID-19 or Influenza: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: Previous findings suggest that bacterial coinfections are less common in ICU patients with COVID-19 than with influenza, but evidence is limited.

Objectives

This study aimed to compare the rate of early bacterial coinfections in ICU patients with COVID-19 or influenza.

Design setting and participants

Retrospective propensity score matched cohort study. We included patients admitted to ICUs of a single academic center with COVID-19 or influenza (January 2015 to April 2022).

Main outcomes and measures

The primary outcome was early bacterial coinfection (i.e., positive blood or respiratory culture within 2 d of ICU admission) in the propensity score matched cohort. Key secondary outcomes included frequency of early microbiological testing, antibiotic use, and 30-day all-c

SUBMITTER: Bergmann F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10090795 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature