期刊
PATHOGENS
卷 10, 期 8, 页码 -出版社
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/pathogens10081006
关键词
Acinetobacter baumannii; infections; antimicrobial resistance; COVID-19
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资金
- Brazilian Council for Scientific Research (CNPq) [467.488.2014-2, 3075732011, 3013322015-0]
- Carlos Chagas Filho Foundation for Research Support of the State of Rio de Janeiro (FAPERJ) [110.198-13, 202.841-2018]
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to overuse of antimicrobials in critically ill patients, increasing the incidence of pathogens like Acinetobacter baumannii in ICUs. Patients with COVID-19 are at risk of secondary bacterial infections due to comorbidities and immune dysfunction.
The COVID-19 pandemic has generated an overuse of antimicrobials in critically ill patients. Acinetobacter baumannii frequently causes nosocomial infections, particularly in intensive care units (ICUs), where the incidence has increased over time. Since the WHO declared the COVID-19 pandemic on 12 March 2020, the disease has spread rapidly, and many of the patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 needed to be admitted to the ICU. Bacterial co-pathogens are commonly identified in viral respiratory infections and are important causes of morbidity and mortality. However, we cannot neglect the increased incidence of antimicrobial resistance, which may be attributed to the excess use of antimicrobial agents during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patients with COVID-19 could be vulnerable to other infections owing to multiple comorbidities with severe COVID-19, prolonged hospitalization, and SARS-CoV-2-associated immune dysfunction. These patients have acquired secondary bacterial infections or superinfections, mainly bacteremia and urinary tract infections. This review will summarize the prevalence of A. baumannii coinfection and secondary infection in patients with COVID-19.
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