Prevalence of bacterial pathogens and potential role in COVID-19 severity in patients admitted to intensive care units in Brazil
Fabíola Marques de Carvalho, Leandro Nascimento Lemos, Luciane Prioli Ciapina, Rennan Garcias Moreira, Alexandra Lehmkuhl Gerber, Ana Paula C Guimarães, Tatiani Fereguetti, Virgínia Antunes de Andrade Zambelli, Renata Eliane de Ávila, Tailah Bernardo de Almeida, Jheimson da Silva Lima, Shana Priscila Coutinho Barroso, Mauro Martins Teixeira, Renan Pedra de Souza, Cynthia Chester Cardoso, , Ana Tereza Ribeiro de Vasconcelos
The paper identifies prevalent respiratory, nosocomial, and bacterial pathogens in Brazilian COVID-19 ICU patients and correlates their virulence factors with disease severity.
medRxiv · Dec 22, 2020 · PreprintGenetic & Genomic Medicine