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Abstract
Case Report
Two cases of COVID-19 complicated by invasive pneumococcal disease
Yasuhiro Umekage Taeka Naraoka Ryota Shigaki Ryotaro Kida Chie Mori Takaaki Sasaki
Respiratory Center, Asahikawa Medical University Hospital
ABSTRACT
Invasive pneumococcal diseases are infections in which Streptococcus pneumoniae is detected in spinal fluid or blood. We experienced two cases of invasive pneumococcal diseases that were detected in the blood culture of patients with COVID-19. It should be noted that COVID-19 is associated with pneumococcal infection as well as influenza virus infection. When serum procalcitonin levels are elevated in COVID-19, bacteremia should be suspected, and blood culture and antimicrobial agents should be considered.
KEYWORDS
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) Invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD)
Received 7 Nov 2022 ／ Accepted 16 Jan 2023
AJRS, 12(3): 125-129, 2023
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