Secondary respiratory early and late infections in mechanically ventilated patients with COVID-19

Background Patients with COVID-19 receiving mechanical ventilation may become aggravated with a secondary respiratory infection. The aim of this study was to describe secondary respiratory infections, their predictive factors, and outcomes in patients with COVID-19 requiring mechanical ventilation. Methods A cohort study was carried out in a single tertiary hospital in Santiago, Chile, from 1st June to 31st July 2020. All patients with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit that required mechanical ventilation were included. Results A total of 175 patients were enrolled, of which 71 (40.6%) developed at least one secondary respiratory infection during follow-up. Early and late secondary infections were diagnosed in 1.7% and 31.4% respectively. Within late secondary infections, 88% were bacterial, 10% were fungal, and 2% were of viral origin. One-third of isolated bacteria were multidrug-resistant. Bivariate analysis showed that the history of corticosteroids used before admission and the use of dexamethasone during hospitalization were associated with a higher risk of secondary infections (p = 0.041 and p = 0.019 respectively). Multivariate analysis showed that for each additional day of mechanical ventilation, the risk of secondary infection increases 1.1 times (adOR = 1.07; 95% CI 1.02–1.13, p = 0.008) Conclusions Patients with COVID-19 admitted to the intensive care unit and requiring mechanical ventilation had a high rate of secondary infections during their hospital stay. The number of days on MV was a risk factor for acquiring secondary respiratory infections..

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:22

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BMC infectious diseases - 22(2022), 1 vom: 29. Sept.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Ceballos, María Elena [VerfasserIn]
Nuñez, Carolina [VerfasserIn]
Uribe, Javier [VerfasserIn]
Vera, María Magdalena [VerfasserIn]
Castro, Ricardo [VerfasserIn]
García, Patricia [VerfasserIn]
Arriata, Gabriel [VerfasserIn]
Gándara, Vicente [VerfasserIn]
Vargas, Camila [VerfasserIn]
Dominguez, Angélica [VerfasserIn]
Cerón, Inés [VerfasserIn]
Born, Pablo [VerfasserIn]
Espíndola, Eduardo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

COVID-19
Coinfections
ICU
Mechanical ventilation
SARS-CoV-2
Secondary infections

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© The Author(s) 2022

doi:

10.1186/s12879-022-07743-2

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OLC2132224331