Risk factors of severe COVID-19: a review of host, viral and environmental factors

L Zsichla, V Müller - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
The clinical course and outcome of COVID-19 are highly variable, ranging from
asymptomatic infections to severe disease and death. Understanding the risk factors of …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on multidrug resistant gram positive and gram negative pathogens: A systematic review

U Abubakar, M Al-Anazi, J Rodríguez-Baño - Journal of infection and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background There is paucity of data describing the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on
antimicrobial resistance. This review evaluated the changes in the rate of multidrug resistant …

[HTML][HTML] COVID-19 and tuberculosis: the double whammy of respiratory pathogens

M Shariq, JA Sheikh, N Quadir… - European …, 2022 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Prior to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), tuberculosis (TB) was the worst killer among
infectious diseases. The union of these two obnoxious respiratory diseases can be …

Bacterial coinfection and antibiotic resistance profiles among hospitalised COVID-19 patients

AS Bazaid, H Barnawi, H Qanash, G Alsaif… - Microorganisms, 2022 - mdpi.com
While it is reported that COVID-19 patients are more prone to secondary bacterial infections,
which are strongly linked to the severity of complications of the disease, bacterial …

COVID-19 and respiratory virus co-infections: a systematic review of the literature

HC Maltezou, A Papanikolopoulou, S Vassiliu… - Viruses, 2023 - mdpi.com
Τhe COVID-19 pandemic highly impacted the circulation, seasonality, and morbidity burden
of several respiratory viruses. We reviewed published cases of SARS-CoV-2 and respiratory …

Assessing respiratory viral exclusion and affinity interactions through co-infection incidence in a pediatric population during the 2022 resurgence of influenza and RSV

MD Weidmann, DA Green, GJ Berry… - Frontiers in Cellular and …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Introduction In the Northeast US, respiratory viruses such as influenza and respiratory
syncytial virus (RSV), which were largely suppressed by COVID-19-related social …

COVID-19 clinical profiles and fatality rates in hospitalized patients reveal case aggravation and selective co-infection by limited gram-negative bacteria

KB Said, A Alsolami, S Moussa, F Alfouzan… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Bacterial co-infections may aggravate COVID-19 disease, and therefore being cognizant of
other pathogens is imperative. We studied the types, frequency, antibiogram, case fatality …

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus lung infection in coronavirus disease 2019: how common?

M Bassetti, L Magnasco, A Vena… - Current opinion in …, 2022 - journals.lww.com
There was important heterogeneity in the retrieved literature on the epidemiology of MRSA
lung infection in patients with COVID-19, both when considering all other bacteria as the …

From co-infections to autoimmune disease via hyperactivated innate immunity: COVID-19 autoimmune coagulopathies, autoimmune myocarditis and multisystem …

R Root-Bernstein - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Neutrophilia and the production of neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) are two of many
measures of increased inflammation in severe COVID-19 that also accompany its …

Upregulating human cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide LL-37 expression may prevent severe COVID-19 inflammatory responses and reduce microthrombosis

KM Aloul, JE Nielsen, EB Defensor, JS Lin… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
COVID-19 is characterized by hyperactivation by inflammatory cytokines and recruitment of
macrophages, neutrophils, and other immune cells, all hallmarks of a strong inflammatory …