Bacterial co-infection in patients with SARS-CoV-2 in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Table 2 Comparison patients’ demographics and microbial profile for patients with gram-positive and gram-negative Bacteria and mixed infections

	Gram + ve coinfection	Gram-ve coinfection	Mixed coinfection	Candida	P value1	P value2	P value3
n (%)	136 (54)	115 (46)	82 (23.8)	115 (46)	> 0.05	< 0.0001	< 0.0001
Male/female	0.82	0.67	0.74	0.88	> 0.05	> 0.05	> 0.05
Bahraini/non-Bahraini	2.50	3.10	1.90	2.10	> 0.05	> 0.05	> 0.05
Mean age (yr) ± SD	57.7 ± 18.2	60 ± 18.2	64.3 ± 14.3	63.4 ± 16.4	> 0.05	< 0.01a	< 0.05
Death	39 (28.7%)	61 (53%)	62 (75.6%)	81 (70.4%)	< 0.0001	< 0.0001	< 0.01
HA infection	78 (57.3%)	86 (75%)	79 (96%)	97 (84.3%)	< 0.001	< 0.0001	< 0.0001

¹Comparison between gram + ve and gram-ve coinfection.

²Comparison between gram + ve and mixed coinfections.

³Comparison between gram-ve and mixed coinfections. HA: Hospital acquired; SD: Standard deviation.