A COVID-19 Case Complicated by Candida dubliniensis and Klebsiella pneumoniae-Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae

Copyright 2020, Alataby et al..

There has been increasing evidence of co-infections with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pneumonia, which increases the severity of the disease. Organisms such as Klebsiella pneumoniae and Streptococcus pneumoniae have been previously isolated. We present a case of a COVID-19 patient treated with baricitinib and dexamethasone who later developed Klebsiella pneumoniae-carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) and Candida dubliniensis bloodstream infections, treated with meropenem/vaborbactam and micafungin, respectively. These infections are exceedingly rare and are mostly reported in immunosuppressed patients. The finding of these bloodstream infections raises concerns on the cause of immunosuppression in this patient infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) treated with baricitinib and dexamethasone. There has been no report so far of COVID-19 associated with these co-infections.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:11

Enthalten in:

Journal of medical cases - 11(2020), 12 vom: 14. Dez., Seite 403-406

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Alataby, Harith [VerfasserIn]
Atemnkeng, Francis [VerfasserIn]
Bains, Sandeep S [VerfasserIn]
Kenne, Foma M [VerfasserIn]
Diaz, Keith [VerfasserIn]
Nfonoyim, Jay [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bacteremia
Baricitinib
COVID-19
Candidemia
Case Reports
Dexamethasone

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Date Revised 16.05.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.14740/jmc3588

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM325354715