A Double Whammy: A Case Report and Review of the Literature on Pneumococcal Coinfection in COVID-19 Patients.
| Autor: | Ibrahim L; Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA., Manjani L; Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA., Nassar A; Internal Medicine, Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA., Mahmood AR; Medicine, MedStar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA., Ammar H; Internal Medicine, Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC, USA. |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Zdroj: | Cureus [Cureus] 2021 Feb 13; Vol. 13 (2), pp. e13322. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 Feb 13. |
| DOI: | 10.7759/cureus.13322 |
| Abstrakt: | Bacterial coinfections which are infections present early in the course of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections before hospitalizations during the 2020 pandemic are rare. A 66-year-old male presented to the ED with a two-week history of subjective fever, dyspnea, and productive cough. He was diagnosed with coinfection of severe COVID-19 pneumonia and pneumococcal infection. He recovered from both infections and was discharged home. This report presents the features of this case and reviews the literature of similar cases of coinfection of COVID-19 pneumonia and pneumococcal infection. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. (Copyright © 2021, Ibrahim et al.) |
| Databáze: | MEDLINE |
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