Abstract
The use of antimicrobials in the management of community-acquired COVID-19 is commonplace but evidence for coinfection with common bacterial pathogens to justify their use is lacking. We undertook a retrospective review of all respiratory cultures, blood cultures and urinary antigen tests in COVID-19 patients looking for co-infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae and Legionella pneumophila, and specifically to judge the utility of urinary antigen testing. 2674 GSTT patients were included who had a positive RT-PCR test for SARS-CoV-2 performed at GSTT between 03-March-2020 and 31-Jan-2021 and who had at least one other microbiology sample for review.
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【초록키워드】 COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, antimicrobial, Antigen, Culture, management, Patient, Co-infection, utility, Legionella pneumophila, Blood, positive RT-PCR, Evidence, retrospective, Streptococcus pneumoniae, COVID-19 patient, cultures, bacterial pathogen, performed, 【제목키워드】 diagnostic, Antigen, respiratory infection, urinary,
【초록키워드】 COVID-19, SARS-CoV-2, antimicrobial, Antigen, Culture, management, Patient, Co-infection, utility, Legionella pneumophila, Blood, positive RT-PCR, Evidence, retrospective, Streptococcus pneumoniae, COVID-19 patient, cultures, bacterial pathogen, performed, 【제목키워드】 diagnostic, Antigen, respiratory infection, urinary,