Co-infections: potentially lethal and unexplored in COVID-19

Michael J Cox¹, Nicholas Loman¹, Debby Bogaert², Justin O'Grady^{3

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Affiliations

¹ Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
² Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
³ Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, UK.
⁴ Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.

Michael J Cox et al. Lancet Microbe. 2020 May.

. 2020 May;1(1):e11.

doi: 10.1016/S2666-5247(20)30009-4. Epub 2020 Apr 24.

Michael J Cox¹, Nicholas Loman¹, Debby Bogaert², Justin O'Grady^{3

4}

¹ Institute of Microbiology and Infection, University of Birmingham, Birmingham B15 2TT, UK.
² Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
³ Quadram Institute Bioscience, Norwich, UK.
⁴ Norwich Medical School, University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.

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Low rate of bacterial co-infection in patients with COVID-19.
Adler H, Ball R, Fisher M, Mortimer K, Vardhan MS. Adler H, et al. Lancet Microbe. 2020 Jun;1(2):e62. doi: 10.1016/S2666-5247(20)30036-7. Epub 2020 Jun 8. Lancet Microbe. 2020. PMID: 32835331 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
The role of oral bacteria in COVID-19.
Patel J, Sampson V. Patel J, et al. Lancet Microbe. 2020 Jul;1(3):e105. doi: 10.1016/S2666-5247(20)30057-4. Epub 2020 Jul 3. Lancet Microbe. 2020. PMID: 32835339 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Mucosal-Associated Invariant T Cells as a Possible Target to Suppress Secondary Infections at COVID-19.
Akasov RA, Khaydukov EV. Akasov RA, et al. Front Immunol. 2020 Aug 4;11:1896. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2020.01896. eCollection 2020. Front Immunol. 2020. PMID: 32849648 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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