Mortality in hospitalized SARS-CoV-2 patients with contemporaneous bacterial and fungal infections
John J. Hanna,
Zachary M. Most,
Lauren N. Cooper
et al.
Abstract:Background:
The interplay between SARS-CoV-2 and contemporaneous bacterial or fungal culture growth may have crucial implications for clinical outcomes of hospitalized patients. This study aimed to quantify the effect of microbiological culture positivity on mortality among hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV-2.
Methods:
In this retrospective cohort study, we included adult hospitalized patients from OPTUM COVID-19 specific data set, who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 within 14 days of h… Show more
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