SARS-CoV-2 and Streptococcus pneumoniae Coinfection in a Previously Healthy Child

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was first reported in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. This novel coronavirus has been responsible for a pandemic that continues to devastate nations worldwide. COVID-19, like other viruses, ca...

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Published in:Case reports in pediatrics 2021-12, Vol.2021, p.8907944-4
Main Authors: Vu, Kimberly C., Heresi, Gloria P., Chang, Michael L.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adults
Antibiotics
Asymptomatic
Bacterial infections
Case Report
Case reports
Chest tubes
Children & youth
Coronaviruses
COVID-19 vaccines
Hospitalization
Infectious diseases
Influenza
Mortality
Pandemics
Patients
Pediatrics
Pneumonia
Risk factors
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2
Streptococcus infections
Systematic review
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Summary:Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was first reported in December 2019 in Wuhan, China. This novel coronavirus has been responsible for a pandemic that continues to devastate nations worldwide. COVID-19, like other viruses, causes pneumonia. However, unlike other viral respiratory tract infections such as influenza, bacterial coinfection in COVID-19 patients has uncommonly been described in adult and pediatric patients. We report a case of Streptococcus pneumoniae and COVID-19 coinfection in a previously healthy 4-year-old child.
ISSN:2090-6803
2090-6811
DOI:10.1155/2021/8907944