Recurrent viral RNA positivity and candidiasis findings in hospitalized patients with COVID-19

Autor: Malihe Naderi, Seyed Amir Soltani, Akram Taheri Rad, Zahra Mehrbakhsh, Sina Sodagar, Alireza Tahamtan, Seyedeh Sedigheh Hosseini
Rok vydání: 2022
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Zdroj: Future Microbiol
ISSN: 1746-0921
1746-0913
Popis: Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate reinfection and fungal infections among 785 patients with COVID-19 disease admitted to Baqiyatallah Hospital in Northeastern Iran after the onset of the COVID-19 epidemic. Materials & Methods: In this descriptive-analytic study (20 February–21 July 2020), reinfection and fungal infections among 785 patients were investigated using epidemiological questionnaire, clinical trials, Real-time PCR and CT scan (chest computed tomography) from the hospital HIS (hospital's information system) and collected samples. Results: Reinfection and one oral candidiasis were diagnosed in one 68-year-old man and one 47-year-old man 63 and 42 days after the initial infection, respectively. Conclusion: The research results showed that exposure to COVID-19 may not establish long-term protective immunity to all patients.
Databáze: OpenAIRE