Co-Infection of Covid-19 with Dengue and Chikungunya: A Study from a Tertiary Care Hospital

Autor: Mote Srin, Waseema Sultana, Vannavada Sudha Rani, Sanka Pavani, Syeda Fakiha Mehreen, Palkonda Shashikala Reddy, Narayana Padma Priya, Vemula Ravi
Rok vydání: 2023
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-2852980/v1
Popis: Purpose The present study is aimed to identify the co-infection of Covid-19 with Dengue and/or Chikungunya. The present study was conducted from June 2021 to August 2021.Method 125 serum samples were collected from febrile patients of all age groups suffering from cold and fever. These samples were tested for the presence of Covid-19 antibodies. The Covid-19 positive sample were tested for the Dengue and/or Chikungunya infections by using IgM ELISA.Results Among 125 samples, 91 samples were tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 antibodies. In these 91 Covid-19 positive samples, 3 samples were Dengue IgM positive and 14 were positive for Chikungunya by IgM ELISA.Conclusion In the present study, antibodies against CHIKV, DENV were detected in Covid-19 positive patients. 14 cases of coinfection between Covid-19 and Chikungunya and 3 cases of coinfection between Covid-19 and Dengue were reported from the present study.
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