Epidemiology, Disease Severity and Outcome of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 and Influenza Viruses Coinfection Seen at Egypt Integrated Acute Respiratory Infections Surveillance, 2020–2022

• Published in: The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology Vol. 2022; pp. 7497500 - 7
• Main Authors: Fahim, Manal, Roshdy, Wael H., Deghedy, Ola, Kamel, Reham, Naguib, Amel, Showky, Shymaa, Elguindy, Nancy, Abdel Fattah, Mohammad, Afifi, Salma, Mohsen, Amira, Kandeel, Amr, Abdelghaffar, Khaled
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; French
• Published: Egypt Hindawi 2022; Hindawi Limited; Wiley
• Subjects: Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Data analysis; Demographics; Epidemiology; Fatalities; Infections; Infectious diseases; Influenza; Laboratories; Patients; Pneumonia; Polymerase chain reaction; Public health; Respiratory diseases; Respiratory tract infection; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; Signs and symptoms; Surveillance; Viral diseases; Viruses; Egypt

Background. Cocirculation of influenza (Flu) and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) (SARS-CoV-2/Flu) represent a public health concern as it may worsen the severity and increase fatality from coronavirus disease 2019. An increase in the number of patients with coinfection w...