Abstract:

The aim of our study is to identify the infection factors that develop secondary to COVID-19 and to compare these results with co-infections in the influenza, SARS and MERS epidemics. The tool and method: Our study includes 618 COVID-19 PCR positive patients hospitalized between March 2020 and December 2020. The cultures taken from these patients and coming to our hospital’s medical microbiology laboratory have been taken to be assessed by conventional methods and automated systems. Results: COVID-19 PCR results are positive and from 618 patients in our hospital, there are 153 (55.1 percent) of the 278 cultures requested and 125 (44.9 percent) have no reproduction. Of these 125 samples, 54 (24%) were factor and 71 (76) were contaminant microorganisms. In blood cultures, 237 cultures are found to have no reproduction in 136 (57.3%), and 101 (42.7%). The most common microorganisms are KNS (n = 61), Corynebacterium spp. (n = 9) is found as Escherichia coli (n = 6). In respiratory cultures, 13 of 20 cultures have a significant microorganism reproduction and 7 have a reproduction of respiratory flora. The result: the most common factors in the blood culture have been found to be contaminant factors. The importance of compliance with the necessary desinfection rules in the service and intensive care units where COVID-19 patients are located has been seen. In the COVID-19 pandemic, the knowledge of accompanying infectious factors will contribute to the fight against the pandemic.

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