Description of pathogenic bacteria in patients with respiratory symptoms associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Colombia Academic Article

journal

  • Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials

abstract

  • Viral respiratory infections may predispose to co-infections with other pathogenic microorganisms. In this study, pathogenic respiratory bacteria were detected using commercial kit Allplexampersand-flag-changetrade; Respiratory Panel 4 from nasopharyngeal samples from individuals suffering respiratory symptoms with and without severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Patients without respiratory symptoms were included as controls. Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae were detected from 12 patients (6percent-flag-change) in both, patients with respiratory symptoms (including hospitalized) (n = 6) and individual without symptoms (n = 6). Pathogenic bacteria possibly proliferate due to the limited immune response of patients with SARS-CoV-2, perhaps due to dysbiosis generated by the viral infection.

publication date

  • 2023-12-1

edition

  • 22

keywords

  • Bacteria
  • Coinfection
  • Colombia
  • Coronavirus
  • Dysbiosis
  • Haemophilus influenzae
  • Respiratory Tract Infections
  • Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae
  • Virus Diseases

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

  • 1476-0711