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Editor, Senior Moderator
Ann Clin Microbiol Antimicrob
. 2023 Jul 7;22(1):56.
doi: 10.1186/s12941-023-00595-x. Description of pathogenic bacteria in patients with respiratory symptoms associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Colombia
Nathalia Zuluaga[SUP] 1 [/SUP], David Martínez[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Carolina Hernández[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Nathalia Ballesteros[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sergio Castañeda[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Juan David Ramírez[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Marina Muñoz[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Viral respiratory infections may predispose to co-infections with other pathogenic microorganisms. In this study, pathogenic respiratory bacteria were detected using commercial kit Allplex[SUP]™[/SUP] 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 (6%) 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.
Keywords: Bacterial respiratory pathogens; Co-infection; Respiratory symptoms; SARS-CoV-2.
. 2023 Jul 7;22(1):56.
doi: 10.1186/s12941-023-00595-x. Description of pathogenic bacteria in patients with respiratory symptoms associated with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in Colombia
Nathalia Zuluaga[SUP] 1 [/SUP], David Martínez[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Carolina Hernández[SUP] 1 2 [/SUP], Nathalia Ballesteros[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Sergio Castañeda[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Juan David Ramírez[SUP] 1 3 [/SUP], Marina Muñoz[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 37420198
- PMCID: PMC10326947
- DOI: 10.1186/s12941-023-00595-x
Viral respiratory infections may predispose to co-infections with other pathogenic microorganisms. In this study, pathogenic respiratory bacteria were detected using commercial kit Allplex[SUP]™[/SUP] 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 (6%) 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.
Keywords: Bacterial respiratory pathogens; Co-infection; Respiratory symptoms; SARS-CoV-2.