Increased Secondary Infection in COVID-19 Patients Treated with Steroids in New York City

• Published in: Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases Vol. 74; no. 4; pp. 307 - 315
• Main Authors: Obata, Reiichiro, Maeda, Tetsuro, Rizk, Dahlia, Kuno, Toshiki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Japan National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases Editorial Committee 31.07.2021; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: Bacterial diseases; bacterial infection; Bacterial infections; Confidence intervals; Coronaviruses; COVID-19; Cytokines; Dimers; Eardrum; fungal infection; Fungi; Hypertension; Infections; Inflammation; L-Lactate dehydrogenase; Lactate dehydrogenase; Lactic acid; Mortality; Patients; Secondary infection; Statistical analysis; steroid; Steroid hormones; Steroids; Vascular diseases; Viral diseases; United States > US; New York City New York; COVID-19; New York; fungal infection; intensive care unit; invasive mechanical ventilation; bacterial infection; steroid

Steroids are expected to be effective in the treatment of cytokine release syndrome, which is considered to be associated with severe cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). We aimed to investigate the use of steroids and its effects. We conducted a retrospective chart review and an analysis o...