Bacterial and fungal infections in COVID-19 patients: A matter of concern

Pengcheng Zhou^{1

2}, Zhenguo Liu², Yuhua Chen¹, Yinzong Xiao^{1

3}, Xun Huang¹, Xue-Gong Fan¹

Affiliations

¹ Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
² The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
³ Burnet Institute, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, and University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.

Comment

Pengcheng Zhou et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2020 Sep.

. 2020 Sep;41(9):1124-1125.

doi: 10.1017/ice.2020.156. Epub 2020 Apr 22.

Pengcheng Zhou^{1

2}, Zhenguo Liu², Yuhua Chen¹, Yinzong Xiao^{1

3}, Xun Huang¹, Xue-Gong Fan¹

¹ Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
² The Third Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China.
³ Burnet Institute, St Vincent's Hospital Melbourne, and University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.

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