Bacterial and Fungal Coinfection in Individuals With Coronavirus : A Rapid Review To Support COVID-19 Antimicrobial Prescribing

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BACKGROUND: To explore and describe the current literature surrounding bacterial/fungal coinfection in patients with coronavirus infection.

METHODS: MEDLINE, EMBASE, and Web of Science were searched using broad-based search criteria relating to coronavirus and bacterial coinfection. Articles presenting clinical data for patients with coronavirus infection (defined as SARS-1, MERS, SARS-CoV-2, and other coronavirus) and bacterial/fungal coinfection reported in English, Mandarin, or Italian were included. Data describing bacterial/fungal coinfections, treatments, and outcomes were extracted. Secondary analysis of studies reporting antimicrobial prescribing in SARS-CoV-2 even in absence of coinfection was performed.

RESULTS: 1007 abstracts were identified. Eighteen full texts reporting bacterial/fungal coinfection were included. Most studies did not identify or report bacterial/fungal coinfection (85/140; 61%). Nine of 18 (50%) studies reported on COVID-19, 5/18 (28%) on SARS-1, 1/18 (6%) on MERS, and 3/18 (17%) on other coronaviruses. For COVID-19, 62/806 (8%) patients were reported as experiencing bacterial/fungal coinfection during hospital admission. Secondary analysis demonstrated wide use of broad-spectrum antibacterials, despite a paucity of evidence for bacterial coinfection. On secondary analysis, 1450/2010 (72%) of patients reported received antimicrobial therapy. No antimicrobial stewardship interventions were described. For non-COVID-19 cases, bacterial/fungal coinfection was reported in 89/815 (11%) of patients. Broad-spectrum antibiotic use was reported.

CONCLUSIONS: Despite frequent prescription of broad-spectrum empirical antimicrobials in patients with coronavirus-associated respiratory infections, there is a paucity of data to support the association with respiratory bacterial/fungal coinfection. Generation of prospective evidence to support development of antimicrobial policy and appropriate stewardship interventions specific for the COVID-19 pandemic is urgently required.

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CommentIn: Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Mar 1;72(5):905-906. - PMID 32544219

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:71

Enthalten in:

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America - 71(2020), 9 vom: 03. Dez., Seite 2459-2468

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Rawson, Timothy M [VerfasserIn]
Moore, Luke S P [VerfasserIn]
Zhu, Nina [VerfasserIn]
Ranganathan, Nishanthy [VerfasserIn]
Skolimowska, Keira [VerfasserIn]
Gilchrist, Mark [VerfasserIn]
Satta, Giovanni [VerfasserIn]
Cooke, Graham [VerfasserIn]
Holmes, Alison [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Infective Agents
Antimicrobial resistance
Antimicrobial stewardship
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
SARS-CoV-2

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Date Completed 14.12.2020

Date Revised 07.12.2022

published: Print

CommentIn: Clin Infect Dis. 2021 Mar 1;72(5):905-906. - PMID 32544219

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/cid/ciaa530

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NLM309425735