Case Reports in Infectious Diseases (Jan 2020)

SARS-CoV2 and Co-Infections: A Review of Two Cases

  • Sumit Sohal,
  • Guillermo Rodriguez-Nava,
  • Ramzy Khabbaz,
  • Sana Chaudry,
  • Clio Musurakis,
  • Solab Chitrakar,
  • Vishnu V. Chundi,
  • Harvey J. Friedman

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/8882348
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2020

Abstract

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COVID-19 infection caused by SARS-CoV2 virus is an acute respiratory illness which was declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization. Usually, SARS-CoV2 infects independently and can cause spectrum of disease ranging from mild illness to severe progressive pneumonia, multiorgan dysfunction, and death; however, co-infections with other respiratory pathogens have been noted. Here, we present 2 fatal cases with co-infection, one with parainfluenza-4 virus and other co-infection/secondary infection with Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria. Further studies are needed to study the effect of co-infections on morbidity and mortality of patients and establish the outcome of such infections.