Medicine, Health & Food
Volume: 140 , Issue: 1 , January Published Date: 04 January 2024
Publisher Name: IJRP
Views: 303 , Download: 203 , Pages: 304 - 307
DOI: 10.47119/IJRP1001401120245967
Publisher Name: IJRP
Views: 303 , Download: 203 , Pages: 304 - 307
DOI: 10.47119/IJRP1001401120245967
Authors
# | Author Name |
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1 | Nurul Zulfa Sahiruddin |
2 | Musofa Rusli |
3 | Agung Dwi Wahyu Widodo |
Abstract
COVID-19 is a contagious disease caused by a zoonotic virus called severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) which mainly infects cells in the respiratory tract, but can also have effects on all organs. Coinfection with SARS-CoV-2 and other microorganisms such as viruses, bacteria and fungi is an important factor in the treatment of COVID-19 because this condition can improve diagnosis, treatment, prognosis and mortality rates. Bacterial coinfection can occur in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, especially in the ICU and has a worse prognosis compared to patients without bacterial infection. Gram-negative bacteria are more commonly found to cause bacterial co-infections than gram-positive bacteria.