The Influence of Infection and Colonization on Outcomes in Inpatients With COVID-19: Are We Forgetting Something?

The COVID-19 epidemic has been a great challenge to health systems and especially hospitals. A prospective observational epidemiological study was planned as of February 26, 2020 in a tertiary hospital in the Valencia region. The total number of patients followed up with complete information during...

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Autores principales: Jose Luis Alfonso-Sanchez, Adriana Agurto-Ramirez, María A. Chong-Valbuena, Isabel De-Jesús-María, Paula Julián-Paches, Luis López-Cerrillo, Hilary Piedrahita-Valdés, Martina Giménez-Azagra, José María Martín-Moreno
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:7f3592ef68c54e98b8dd547815f1ed472021-11-11T11:29:17ZThe Influence of Infection and Colonization on Outcomes in Inpatients With COVID-19: Are We Forgetting Something?2296-256510.3389/fpubh.2021.747791https://doaj.org/article/7f3592ef68c54e98b8dd547815f1ed472021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2021.747791/fullhttps://doaj.org/toc/2296-2565The COVID-19 epidemic has been a great challenge to health systems and especially hospitals. A prospective observational epidemiological study was planned as of February 26, 2020 in a tertiary hospital in the Valencia region. The total number of patients followed up with complete information during the first year was 2,448. Among other variables, the comorbidities of the patients were collected (and grouped in the Charson index), the stay in the intensive care unit (ICU), the co-infections, and the colonizations. Data on nosocomial infections due to said virus were also collected. The median days from the onset of symptoms to diagnosis were 4 + 4.6, while an additional 4.4 days had to pass for the patients to be admitted to the ICU. The factors associated with a higher risk of death were those with coinfection, especially with Candida auris [odds ratio (OR): 4.6], a situation that also occurred in the ICU (OR: 3.18). Charlson Index comorbidity and C. auris colonization were also very important both in general hospitalization and in the ICU.Jose Luis Alfonso-SanchezJose Luis Alfonso-SanchezAdriana Agurto-RamirezMaría A. Chong-ValbuenaIsabel De-Jesús-MaríaPaula Julián-PachesLuis López-CerrilloHilary Piedrahita-ValdésMartina Giménez-AzagraJosé María Martín-MorenoJosé María Martín-MorenoFrontiers Media S.A.articlerisk factorsSARS-CoV-2COVID-19disease managementCOVID epidemiologygerm colonizationPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENFrontiers in Public Health, Vol 9 (2021)
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topic risk factors
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
disease management
COVID epidemiology
germ colonization
Public aspects of medicine
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spellingShingle risk factors
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
disease management
COVID epidemiology
germ colonization
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Jose Luis Alfonso-Sanchez
Jose Luis Alfonso-Sanchez
Adriana Agurto-Ramirez
María A. Chong-Valbuena
Isabel De-Jesús-María
Paula Julián-Paches
Luis López-Cerrillo
Hilary Piedrahita-Valdés
Martina Giménez-Azagra
José María Martín-Moreno
José María Martín-Moreno
The Influence of Infection and Colonization on Outcomes in Inpatients With COVID-19: Are We Forgetting Something?
description The COVID-19 epidemic has been a great challenge to health systems and especially hospitals. A prospective observational epidemiological study was planned as of February 26, 2020 in a tertiary hospital in the Valencia region. The total number of patients followed up with complete information during the first year was 2,448. Among other variables, the comorbidities of the patients were collected (and grouped in the Charson index), the stay in the intensive care unit (ICU), the co-infections, and the colonizations. Data on nosocomial infections due to said virus were also collected. The median days from the onset of symptoms to diagnosis were 4 + 4.6, while an additional 4.4 days had to pass for the patients to be admitted to the ICU. The factors associated with a higher risk of death were those with coinfection, especially with Candida auris [odds ratio (OR): 4.6], a situation that also occurred in the ICU (OR: 3.18). Charlson Index comorbidity and C. auris colonization were also very important both in general hospitalization and in the ICU.
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author Jose Luis Alfonso-Sanchez
Jose Luis Alfonso-Sanchez
Adriana Agurto-Ramirez
María A. Chong-Valbuena
Isabel De-Jesús-María
Paula Julián-Paches
Luis López-Cerrillo
Hilary Piedrahita-Valdés
Martina Giménez-Azagra
José María Martín-Moreno
José María Martín-Moreno
author_facet Jose Luis Alfonso-Sanchez
Jose Luis Alfonso-Sanchez
Adriana Agurto-Ramirez
María A. Chong-Valbuena
Isabel De-Jesús-María
Paula Julián-Paches
Luis López-Cerrillo
Hilary Piedrahita-Valdés
Martina Giménez-Azagra
José María Martín-Moreno
José María Martín-Moreno
author_sort Jose Luis Alfonso-Sanchez
title The Influence of Infection and Colonization on Outcomes in Inpatients With COVID-19: Are We Forgetting Something?
title_short The Influence of Infection and Colonization on Outcomes in Inpatients With COVID-19: Are We Forgetting Something?
title_full The Influence of Infection and Colonization on Outcomes in Inpatients With COVID-19: Are We Forgetting Something?
title_fullStr The Influence of Infection and Colonization on Outcomes in Inpatients With COVID-19: Are We Forgetting Something?
title_full_unstemmed The Influence of Infection and Colonization on Outcomes in Inpatients With COVID-19: Are We Forgetting Something?
title_sort influence of infection and colonization on outcomes in inpatients with covid-19: are we forgetting something?
publisher Frontiers Media S.A.
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/7f3592ef68c54e98b8dd547815f1ed47
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