Early recognition of a superinfection: This is the problem in the critically ill COVID‐19 patients

Journal of Medical VirologyVolume 96, Issue 1 e29345 LETTER TO THE EDITOR Early recognition of a superinfection: This is the problem in the critically ill COVID-19 patients Francesco Alessandri, Corresponding Author Francesco Alessandri [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0003-3989-4964 Department of General and Specialistic Surgery, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy Correspondence Francesco Alessandri, Department of General and Specialistic Surgery, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorGabriella d'Ettorre, Gabriella d'Ettorre Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorMassimo Ciccozzi, Massimo Ciccozzi Department of Infection Disease, Unit of Medical Statistics and Molecular Epidemiology, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Rome, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorGiuseppe Migliara, Giuseppe Migliara Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorValentina Baccolini, Valentina Baccolini Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorFrancesco Pugliese, Francesco Pugliese Department of General and Specialistic Surgery, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorGiancarlo Ceccarelli, Giancarlo Ceccarelli orcid.org/0000-0001-5921-3180 Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, ItalySearch for more papers by this author Francesco Alessandri, Corresponding Author Francesco Alessandri [email protected] orcid.org/0000-0003-3989-4964 Department of General and Specialistic Surgery, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy Correspondence Francesco Alessandri, Department of General and Specialistic Surgery, Sapienza University of Rome, Viale del Policlinico 155, 00161 Rome, Italy. Email: [email protected]Search for more papers by this authorGabriella d'Ettorre, Gabriella d'Ettorre Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorMassimo Ciccozzi, Massimo Ciccozzi Department of Infection Disease, Unit of Medical Statistics and Molecular Epidemiology, University Campus Bio-Medico of Rome, Rome, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorGiuseppe Migliara, Giuseppe Migliara Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorValentina Baccolini, Valentina Baccolini Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorFrancesco Pugliese, Francesco Pugliese Department of General and Specialistic Surgery, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, ItalySearch for more papers by this authorGiancarlo Ceccarelli, Giancarlo Ceccarelli orcid.org/0000-0001-5921-3180 Department of Public Health and Infectious Diseases, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, ItalySearch for more papers by this author First published: 26 December 2023 https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.29345Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onEmailFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat No abstract is available for this article. REFERENCES 1De Francesco MA, Signorini L, Piva S, et al. Bacterial and fungal superinfections are detected at higher frequency in critically ill patients affected by SARS CoV-2 infection than negative patients and are associated to a worse outcome. J Med Virol. 2023; 95(7):e28892. 10.1002/jmv.28892 CASPubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar 2Wei S, Wang L, Lin L, Liu X. Predictive values of procalcitonin for coinfections in patients with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Virol J. 2023; 20(1):92. 10.1186/s12985-023-02042-x PubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar 3Alessandri F, Pugliese F, Angeletti S, et al. Procalcitonin in the assessment of ventilator associated pneumonia: a systematic review. Adv Exp Med Biol. 2021; 1323: 103-114. 10.1007/5584_2020_591 CASPubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar 4Kim JH. Clinical utility of procalcitonin on antibiotic stewardship: a narrative review. Infect Chemother. 2022; 54(4): 610-620. 10.3947/ic.2022.0162 CASPubMedWeb of Science®Google Scholar Volume96, Issue1January 2024e29345 ReferencesRelatedInformation