J Microbiol Immunol Infect
. 2020 Sep 8;S1684-1182(20)30214-0.
doi: 10.1016/j.jmii.2020.08.016. Online ahead of print.
SARS-CoV-2-induced immunodysregulation and the need for higher clinical suspicion for co-infection and secondary infection in COVID-19 patients
Allison Parrill 1 , Tiffany Tsao 1 , Vinh Dong 1 , Nguyen Tien Huy 2
Affiliations
- PMID: 32943328
- DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2020.08.016
Abstract
Cases of co-infection and secondary infection emerging during the current Coronavirus Disease-19 (COVID-19) pandemic are a major public health concern. Such cases may result from immunodysregulation induced by the SARS-CoV-2 virus. Pandemic preparedness must include identification of disease natural history and common secondary infections to implement clinical solutions.
Keywords: COVID-19 [Supplementary Concept]; Co-infection; Immunosuppression; Lymphopenia; Superinfection.