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ArticleScientific reports2023

COVID-19 associated bacterial infections in intensive care unit: a case control study.

Bahar Kaçmaz, Şiran Keske, Uluman Sişman, Sena Tuğana Ateş, Mustafa Güldan, Yeşim Beşli, Erhan Palaoğlu, Nahit Çakar, Önder Ergönül

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Bahar KaçmazDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, American Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Şiran KeskeDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Koc University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Uluman SişmanKoc University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Sena Tuğana AteşKoc University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Mustafa GüldanKoc University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey.
Yeşim BeşliDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, American Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Erhan PalaoğluDepartment of Clinical Laboratory, American Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Nahit ÇakarIntensive Care Unit, American Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey.
Önder ErgönülDepartment of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Koc University School of Medicine, Istanbul, Turkey. oergonul@ku.edu.tr.

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We described the secondary bacterial infections (SBI) among COVID-19 patients in comparison with non-COVID-19 patients. We performed a retrospective case-control study between January 01, 2020 and April 01, 2022. Including the adult patients, who stayed ≥ 72 h in intensive care unit (ICU). In total 405 patients were included, 135 had (33.3%) COVID-19, with similar age and gender. The length of stay in ICU was not different (11.4 vs 8.2, p = 0.109), however mean intubation days were higher among COVID-19 cases (6.5 vs 3.8, p = 0.005), SBI were more common among COVID-19 cases (34% vs 10.7%, p < 0.001). Among the patients with pneumonia, the rate of gram-positive bacteria was higher in COVID-19 group than the control group (39% vs 5%, p = 0.006). The predictors for SBI were having COVID-19 (OR: 2.3, Cl 1.25-4.32, p = 0.008), days of intubation (OR: 1.05, Cl 1.01-1.10, p = 0.004), and being male (OR: 2, Cl 1.12-3.58, p = 0.018). The predictors of mortality were COVID-19 (OR: 2.38, Cl 1.28-4.42, p = 0.006), days of intubation (OR: 1.06, Cl 1.03-1.09, p < 0.001), active hematologic malignancy (OR: 3.1, Cl: 1.33-7.28, p = 0.09), active solid tumors (OR: 2.44, Cl 1.21-4.91, p = 0.012), and coronary artery diseases (OR: 1.8, Cl 1.01-3.52, p = 0.045). The most common SBI in COVID-19 patients were methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus. No carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales related infections were detected in COVID-19 patients.

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