An Elderly COVID-19 Patient with Community-Acquired <i>Legionella</i> and <i>Mycoplasma</i> Coinfections: A Rare Case Report

The combination of severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and other respiratory pathogens is a real challenge for health care systems in terms of diagnosis, treatment, and management. Most of the reported bacterial coinfections among SARS-CoV-2 patients are hospital-...

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Autor principal:	Sari T. S. Alhuofie
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Publicado:	MDPI AG 2021
Materias:	SARS-CoV-2 coinfection community-acquired pneumonia <i>Legionella pneumophila</i> <i>Mycoplasma</i> <i>pneumoniae</i> atypical bacteria Medicine R
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:e4bdbcc3c4dc4787ad4c259703b45b752021-11-25T17:46:48ZAn Elderly COVID-19 Patient with Community-Acquired <i>Legionella</i> and <i>Mycoplasma</i> Coinfections: A Rare Case Report10.3390/healthcare91115982227-9032https://doaj.org/article/e4bdbcc3c4dc4787ad4c259703b45b752021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/9/11/1598https://doaj.org/toc/2227-9032The combination of severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and other respiratory pathogens is a real challenge for health care systems in terms of diagnosis, treatment, and management. Most of the reported bacterial coinfections among SARS-CoV-2 patients are hospital-acquired infections that occurred after several days of hospitalization. Little is known about the incidence of community-acquired atypical bacterial coinfections with SARS-CoV-2. In this work, we report on a rare case of an elderly SARS-CoV-2 patient with underdiagnosed bacterial coinfections who received care in the medical ward for 23 days then was discharged home. Retrospective serological investigation revealed positivity for <i>Legionella pneumophila</i> and <i>Mycoplasma pneumoniae</i>, indicating double community-acquired atypical bacterial coinfections that were in agreement with clinical manifestations that patients showed at his admission to the hospital. Screening for possible community-acquired respiratory co-pathogens among elderly SARS-CoV-2 patients is critical for effective treatment and management.Sari T. S. AlhuofieMDPI AGarticleSARS-CoV-2coinfectioncommunity-acquired pneumonia<i>Legionella pneumophila</i><i>Mycoplasma</i> <i>pneumoniae</i>atypical bacteriaMedicineRENHealthcare, Vol 9, Iss 1598, p 1598 (2021)
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topic	SARS-CoV-2 coinfection community-acquired pneumonia <i>Legionella pneumophila</i> <i>Mycoplasma</i> <i>pneumoniae</i> atypical bacteria Medicine R
spellingShingle	SARS-CoV-2 coinfection community-acquired pneumonia <i>Legionella pneumophila</i> <i>Mycoplasma</i> <i>pneumoniae</i> atypical bacteria Medicine R Sari T. S. Alhuofie An Elderly COVID-19 Patient with Community-Acquired <i>Legionella</i> and <i>Mycoplasma</i> Coinfections: A Rare Case Report
description	The combination of severe acute respiratory syndrome corona virus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection and other respiratory pathogens is a real challenge for health care systems in terms of diagnosis, treatment, and management. Most of the reported bacterial coinfections among SARS-CoV-2 patients are hospital-acquired infections that occurred after several days of hospitalization. Little is known about the incidence of community-acquired atypical bacterial coinfections with SARS-CoV-2. In this work, we report on a rare case of an elderly SARS-CoV-2 patient with underdiagnosed bacterial coinfections who received care in the medical ward for 23 days then was discharged home. Retrospective serological investigation revealed positivity for <i>Legionella pneumophila</i> and <i>Mycoplasma pneumoniae</i>, indicating double community-acquired atypical bacterial coinfections that were in agreement with clinical manifestations that patients showed at his admission to the hospital. Screening for possible community-acquired respiratory co-pathogens among elderly SARS-CoV-2 patients is critical for effective treatment and management.
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title	An Elderly COVID-19 Patient with Community-Acquired <i>Legionella</i> and <i>Mycoplasma</i> Coinfections: A Rare Case Report
title_short	An Elderly COVID-19 Patient with Community-Acquired <i>Legionella</i> and <i>Mycoplasma</i> Coinfections: A Rare Case Report
title_full	An Elderly COVID-19 Patient with Community-Acquired <i>Legionella</i> and <i>Mycoplasma</i> Coinfections: A Rare Case Report
title_fullStr	An Elderly COVID-19 Patient with Community-Acquired <i>Legionella</i> and <i>Mycoplasma</i> Coinfections: A Rare Case Report
title_full_unstemmed	An Elderly COVID-19 Patient with Community-Acquired <i>Legionella</i> and <i>Mycoplasma</i> Coinfections: A Rare Case Report
title_sort	elderly covid-19 patient with community-acquired <i>legionella</i> and <i>mycoplasma</i> coinfections: a rare case report
publisher	MDPI AG
publishDate	2021
url	https://doaj.org/article/e4bdbcc3c4dc4787ad4c259703b45b75
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An Elderly COVID-19 Patient with Community-Acquired <i>Legionella</i> and <i>Mycoplasma</i> Coinfections: A Rare Case Report

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