Community-acquired and hospital-acquired bacterial co-infections in patients hospitalized with Covid-19 or influenza: a retrospective cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bacterial co-infections are believed to be less frequent in patients with Covid-19 than influenza, but frequencies varied between studies.

Methods

This single-center retrospective, propensity score-matched analysis included adult patients with Covid-19 or influenza admitted to normal-care wards between 02/2014 and 12/2021. Covid-19 cases were propensity score matched to influenza cases at a 2:1 ratio. Community-acquired and hospital-acquired bacterial co-infections were defined as positive blood or respiratory cultures ≤ 48 h or > 48 h after hospital admission, respectively. The primary outcome was comparison of community-acquired and hospital-acquired bacterial infections between patients with Covid-19 and influenza in the propensity score-matched cohort. Seconda

SUBMITTER: Jorda A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10811098 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature