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World J Virol. Jul 25, 2021; 10(4): 168-181
Published online Jul 25, 2021. doi: 10.5501/wjv.v10.i4.168
Published online Jul 25, 2021. doi: 10.5501/wjv.v10.i4.168
Bacterial co-infection in patients with SARS-CoV-2 in the Kingdom of Bahrain
Nermin Kamal Saeed, Safiya Almusawi, Noor Ahmed Albalooshi, Medical Microbiology Section, Pathology Department, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Manama 00000, Bahrain
Nermin Kamal Saeed, Safiya Almusawi, Microbiology Department, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland - Bahrain, Manama 00000, Bahrain
Safaa Al-Khawaja, Jameela Alsalman, Infection Disease Unit, Department of Internal Medicine, Salmaniya Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, Kingdom of Bahrain, Manama 00000, Bahrain
Safaa Al-Khawaja, Jameela Alsalman, Department of Infectious Disease, Arabian Gulf University, Manama 00000, Bahrain
Mohammed Al-Biltagi, Department of Pediatrics, University Medical Center, King Abdulla Medical City, Arabian Gulf University, Manama 00000, Bahrain
Mohammed Al-Biltagi, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Tanta University, Tanta 000000, Al Gharbia, Egypt
Author contributions: All the authors contributed equally to this work; Saeed NK planned the research and together with Al-Khawaja S, Alsalman J, Almusawi S, and Albalooshi NA performed the research; Al-Biltagi M analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; all authors have read and approved the final manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: The study was approved by the National COVID-19 Research Team and Secondary Care Research Committee of Salmaniya Medical Complex, Ministry of Health, the Kingdom of Bahrain.
Informed consent statement: The study had no ethical consideration as it was a retrospective non-interventional study with no exposure to any patient data.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare no conflict of interests for this article.
Data sharing statement: The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author, [Al-Biltagi M], upon reasonable request.
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Corresponding author: Mohammed Al-Biltagi, MD, PhD, Chairman, Professor, Department of Pediatrics, University Medical Center, King Abdulla Medical City, Arabian Gulf University, Adliya, Block 328, Bldg 61, King abdulaziz Avenu, Manama 00000, Bahrain.
Received: January 16, 2021
Peer-review started: January 16, 2021
First decision: May 5, 2021
Revised: May 7, 2021
Accepted: May 19, 2021
Article in press: May 19, 2021
Published online: July 25, 2021
Processing time: 185 Days and 15.6 Hours
Peer-review started: January 16, 2021
First decision: May 5, 2021
Revised: May 7, 2021
Accepted: May 19, 2021
Article in press: May 19, 2021
Published online: July 25, 2021
Processing time: 185 Days and 15.6 Hours
Core Tip
Core Tip: Coronavirus pandemic presents a significant challenge to the medical profession. Bacterial and fungal co-infections are common complications of viral infections with increasing morbidity and mortality. We observed a significant increase in the number of bacterial and fungal co-infection over the study period. In addition, gram-negative infections carry a higher risk of morbidity and mortality.