BMJ Case Rep . Coinfection With SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A Virus

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BMJ Case Rep


. 2020 Jul 1;13(7):e236812.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-236812.
Coinfection With SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A Virus

Yuki Kondo ¹ , Shinichi Miyazaki ² , Ryo Yamashita ¹ , Takuya Ikeda ¹


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• PMID: 32611659
• DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2020-236812

Abstract

Since December 2019, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has been an international public health emergency. The possibility of COVID-19 should be considered primarily in patients with new-onset fever or respiratory tract symptoms. However, these symptoms can occur with other viral respiratory illnesses. We reported a case of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and influenza A virus coinfection. During the epidemic, the possibility of COVID-19 should be considered regardless of positive findings for other pathogens.

Keywords: infectious diseases; respiratory medicine.