Co-infection with SARS-CoV-2 and influenza A virus

•COVID-19, caused by the novel SARS-CoV-2, is a pandemic without a known treatment.•COVID-19 cannot be distinguished from other viral infections based on symptoms.•COVID-19 and influenza-A coinfection presents with clinically important features.•Treatment of influenza-A coinfection could improve COV...

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Published inIDCases Vol. 20; p. e00775
Main Authors Azekawa, Shuhei, Namkoong, Ho, Mitamura, Keiko, Kawaoka, Yoshihiro, Saito, Fumitake
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Netherlands Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2020
Elsevier
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Co-infection
COVID-19
Influenza
SARS-CoV-2
COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2
Co-infection
Influenza
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Summary:•COVID-19, caused by the novel SARS-CoV-2, is a pandemic without a known treatment.•COVID-19 cannot be distinguished from other viral infections based on symptoms.•COVID-19 and influenza-A coinfection presents with clinically important features.•Treatment of influenza-A coinfection could improve COVID-19 coinfection outcome.•Systematic analysis of CT and CXR images is important to follow disease resolution. Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2), is spreading globally and poses a major public health threat. We reported a case of influenza A virus and SARS-CoV-2 co-infection. As the number of COVID-19 cases increase, it will be necessary to comprehensively evaluate imaging and other clinical findings as well as consider co-infection with other respiratory viruses.
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ISSN:2214-2509
2214-2509
DOI:10.1016/j.idcr.2020.e00775