Introduction
Methods
Population of interest
Data sources
Study selection
Data extraction
Risk of bias assessment
Summarizing data
Results
Study selection
Study characteristics
Author (year) | Study site | Study design | Study setting | Total sample size | Agea | Outcome measure/Diagnosis of interest | COVID-19 Diagnostic method | Diagnostic method for outcome measure and relevant clinical outcomesb |
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Aldhaleei et al. (2020) [36] | United Arab Emirates | Case report | Inpatient (ICU) | 1 | 36 years | COVID-19 induced HBV reactivation | RT-PCR | Blood tests (biochemistry, CBC, serology for HB core Ab, HBe Ag and Ab) |
Aldehaim et al. (2022) [41] | Saudi Arabia | Case report | Inpatient (ICU) | 1 | 47 years | CMV Pneumonitis in a COVID-19 patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and interstitial pneumonia | RT-PCR | Chest examination, CMV PCR, microscopy and staining, blood tests (CBC, biochemistry) |
Ananthegowda et al. (2021) [42] | Qatar | Case report | Inpatient (ICU) | 1 | 55 years | CMV meningoencephalitis in severe COVID-19 patients | RT-PCR | CMV CSF PCR, CSF analysis, Brain MRI, blood tests (CBC, biochemistry) |
Carll et al. (2021) [43] | United states | Case report | Inpatient | 1 | Not reported | CMV hemorrhagic enterocolitis in severe COVID-19 patient | RT-PCR | Blood tests (biochemistry, CBC, CMV PCR), IHC |
Das et al. (2022) [19] | India | Case report | Ambulatory care | 1 | 73 years | Recurrent herpes simplex keratitis in a patient with a previous history of COVID-19 diagnosis | Tool not specified, based on the patient history | Ophthalmological exam, HSV-1 RT-PCR |
Drago et al. (2021) [16] | Italy | Editorial letter (case report) | Ambulatory care | 1 | 16 years | Pityriasis rosea (PR) diagnosis from the EBV, HHV-6, HHV-7 reactivations | RT-PCR | Blood tests (CBC, serology for all three viruses, including EBV IgM, EBV VCA, anti-VCA IgG, anti-early antigen IgG, anti EBV nuclear antigen IgG, HHV-6 and 7 IgM and IgG, RT-PCR for all three viruses, physical examination |
Duong et al. (2021) [44] | Not reported | Case report | Inpatient | 1 | 59 years | CMV induced acute hepatitis in COVID-19 patient | Tool not specified, based on medical records | CMV PCR, CBC |
Ferreira et al. (2020) [45] | Brazil | Case report | Ambulatory care | 1 | 39 years | VZV and COVID-19 co-infection | RT-PCR | Physical examination, brain MRI, blood tests (cytokine biochemistry, CBC, VZV IgM serology) |
Figueredo et al. (2021) [46] | USA | Case report | Inpatient (ICU) | 1 | 55 years | HBV reactivation in COVID-19 patient post tocilizumab therapy | Tool not specified, based on medical records | HBV PCR and serology for for HBV core Ab, HBe Ab, HBe Ag, HBV surface Ab, HBV surface Ag |
Gardini et al. (2021) [47] | Italy | Case report | Inpatient (ICU) | 1 | 61 years | Kaposi sarcoma in immunocompetent patient with SARS-CoV-2 infection | RT-PCR | Blood tests (CBC, biochemistry), neck ultrasound, CT scan, histologic examination, HHV-8 PCR |
Ghobrial et al. (2021) [48] | USA | Case report | Inpatient (ICU) | 1 | 72 years | CMV induced rectal ulcer in immunocompromised COVID-19 patient | Tool not specified, based on medical records | Biopsy and plasma CMV PCR |
Gonzalez et al. (2021) [49] | Puerto Rico | Case report | Inpatient | 1 | 32 years | HSV-2 induced ARN reactivation | RT-PCR | Ophthalmological exam, vitreous PCR for HSV-2, serology test for HSV-2 IgG |
Librero et al. (2021) [50] | Spain | Case report | Inpatient | 1 | 37 years | HBV reactivation in COVID-19 patient with a history of chronic HBV infection | Tool not specified, but indicated as laboratory confirmed | HBV PCR, blood test (biochemistry) |
Khatib et al. (2021) [51] | Qatar | Case report | Inpatient | 1 | 42 years | CMV colitis in SARS-CoV-2 patient on immunosuppressive treatment | RT-PCR | Blood test (cytokine, serology [not specified], biochemistry), CT scan, histologic examination |
Magri et al. (2021) [52] | Italy | Case report | Inpatient | 1 | 83 years | Kaposi Sarcoma in SARS-CoV-2 patient | NP swab, tool not specified | Physical examination, biopsy, histologic examination, serology test for HHV-8 antibodies (not specified) |
Maillet et al. (2021) [53] | France | Case report | Inpatient (ICU) | 1 | 75 years | CMV reactivation induced proctitis in an immunocompetent COVID-19 patient treated with immunomodulators | RT-PCR | Blood tests (biochemistry, CBC), CT scan, colonoscopy, stool culture, blood CMV PCR, rectal biopsy with immunohistochemistry staining |
Mikami et al. (2021) [54] | France | Case report | Ambulatory care | 1 | 28 years | CMV and parvovirus B19 infection in a SARS-CoV-2 IgG positive patient | RT-PCR, antibody test (tool not specified) | Physical examination, blood tests (serology for CMV-IgG, CMV-IgM, B19-IgM, biochemistry, CBC, coagulation) |
Nadeem et al. (2021) [55] | USA | Case report | Inpatient | 1 | 62 years | EBV coinfection with mild COVID-19 infection | Tool not specified, based on medical records | CT scan, blood tests (biochemistry, serology for EBV viral capsid (VCA) IgM, VCA IgG, EBV EA IgG, EBV NA IgG, coagulation) |
Porzionato et al. (2021) [56] | Italy | Case report | Autopsy | 1 | Not reported | HSV-1 DNA detection and hypopharyngeal ulcers in a deceased COVID-19 patient | RT-PCR | RT-PCR, immunohistochemistry, histologic examination |
Shi et al. (2021) [57] | China | Case report | Inpatient | 1 | 66 years | HHV-1 reactivation in a critically ill COVID-19 patient | RT-qPCR | Metagenomic next-generation sequencing, blood test (CBC, biochemistry), Chest X-rays |
Wu et al. (2021) [58] | China | Case report | Inpatient | 1 | 45 years | HBV reactivation in COVID-19 patient | RT-PCR | Blood tests (CBC, biochemistry, serology test for HBV surface antigen, HBV surface antibody, HBe Ag, HBe Ab, HBV core antibody), PCR |
Xu et al. (2020) [20] | China | Case report | Inpatient (ICU) | 1 | 73 years | Co-reactivations of HSV-1 and VZV in COVID-19 patient | RT-PCR | NGS tests on blood, sputum, and BALF samples, optic bronchoscopy |
Yun et al. (2022) [59] | South Korea | Case report | Inpatient | 1 | 18 years | VZV meningitis in COVID-19 patient | RT-PCR | CSF analysis for CBC, CSF PCR |
Busani et al. (2021) [60] | Italy | Case series | Inpatient (ICU) | 2 | Pt 1: 66 years, Pt 2: 49 years | HSV-1 induced acute liver failure in COVID-19 patients | NP swab, tool not specified | Blood tests (biochemistry, coagulation), RT-PCR, CT scan, CSF analysis, histologic examination, chemiluminescence-immunoassay |
Hashemi et al. (2020) [61] | Iran | Case series | Inpatient (ICU) | 2 | Pt 1: 78 years, Pt 2: 75 years | Detection of secondary respiratory pathogens (influenza viruses) in COVID-19 patients with suspected acute respiratory syndrome | NP swab, tool not specified | Blood tests (biochemistry, Influenza virus IgM serology, coagulation) |
Kim et al. (2022) [62] | USA | Case series | Retrospective database review | 11 | Mean age of 59.54 years | Clinical manifestations of patients with SARS-CoV-2 and CMV co-infection | Based on medical records (RT-PCR indicated) | Medical records (CMV PCR indicated) |
Moniz et al. (2021) [63] | NA | Case series | Inpatient (ICU) | 5 | Pt 1: 64 years, Pt 2: 61 years, Pt 3: 61 years, Pt 4: 77 years, Pt 5: 78 years | CMV infection in COVID-19 patients with pneumonia | RT-PCR | CMV PCR (plasma or BAL) |
Siddiqui et al. (2022) [64] | India | Case series | Inpatient (ICU) | 3 | Pt 1: 54 years, Pt 2: 57 years, Pt 3: 62 years | CMV and COVID-19 coinfection | RT-PCR | Blood tests (biochemistry, coagulation, blood smear, CBC), CMV PCR (BAL), bone marrow histologic examination, ophthalmologic examination |
Soni et al. (2021) [65] | India | Case series | Ambulatory care | 2 | Pt 1: 5 years, Pt 2: 61 years | HSV-1 induced ARN in patients with previous history of SARS-CoV-2 infection | RT-PCR | RT-PCR (vitreous sample), ophthalmologic examination |
Talan et al. (2022) [66] | Turkey | Case series | Inpatient (ICU) | 218 | 67.7 years (53–84) | CMV reactivation in severe COVID-19 patients | RT-PCR | PCR, CBC |
Chen et al. (2021) [67] | China | Cohort | Inpatient | 188 | 36 years (28–52) | Comparison of disease progression between EBV and SARS-CoV-2 co-infection and SARS-CoV-2 alone | RT-PCR | Blood tests (serology for anti-VCA IgM, anti-VCA IgG, anti-EBNA IgG, anti-EA IgM, anti-EA IgM, anti-VCA IgM, biochemistry) |
Franceschini et al. (2021) [68] | Italy | Cohort | Inpatient | 70 | 72 years (66–76) | Clinical manifestations from HSV-1 reactivations in COVID-19 patients | RT-PCR | HSV-1 BAL quantitative assay (PCR), blood tests (CBC, biochemistry, cytokine) |
Fuest et al. (2022) [69] | Germany | Cohort | Inpatient (ICU) | 134 | 72.5 years (60–78) | Prevalence of HSV-1 and CMV among critically ill COVID-19 patients and the impact of the viruses on patient outcomes, course of disease, and dexamethasone treatment | RT-PCR | CMV and HSV RT-PCR of endotracheal aspirates (ETA), bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid, and EDTA blood samples, blood tests (CBC, biochemistry) |
Gatto et al. (2022) [70] | Italy | Cohort | Inpatient (ICU) | 431 | 65 years (56–72) | Incidence and risk factors of CMV reactivation among critically ill COVID-19 patients | Tool not specified, but indicated as laboratory confirmed | CMV PCR, CT scan, chest X-ray, blood tests (CBC, biochemistry, PCT) |
Giacobbe et al. (2021) [71] | Italy | Cohort | Inpatient | 41 | 65 years (60–70) | Cumulative risk of HSV-1 reactivation, its risk factors, and impact on prognosis of critically ill SARS-CoV-2 patients | RT-PCR | HSV-1 BALF quantitative assay (PCR), blood tests (biochemistry, CBC, coagulation) |
Hu et al. (2020) [72] | China | Cohort | Inpatient | 70 | 62.8 ± 12.8 years | Comparison of COVID-19 severity and clinical outcomes between patients with and without Influenza A virus infection | RT-PCR | Blood tests (biochemistry, serology) |
le balc’h et al. (2020) [15] | France | Editorial letter (cohort) | Inpatient (ICU) | 39 | 64 years (55–72) | HSV and CMV reactivations in COVID-19 patients | RT-PCR | HSV and CMV qRT-PCR, blood tests (CBC) |
Lozano et al. (2021) [63] | Spain | Cohort | Inpatient (ICU) | 12 | 37 years (23–50) | Maternal and neonatal outcomes (including CMV reactivations) associated with tocilizumab treatment in pregnant women with severe COVID-19 | RT-PCR | Physical examinations, EMR review, blood tests (serology for CMV IgM, IgG, biochemistry, coagulation), CMV PCR |
Lino et al. (2022) [34] | Brazil | Cohort | Inpatient | 173 | 52.3 ± 22.9 years | Frequency and clinical impact of HHV-6 coinfection in moderate to critically ill COVID-19 patients | RT-PCR | RT-qPCR, Sanger sequencing, blood test (biochemistry, CBC) |
Liu et al. (2020) [35] | China | Cohort | Inpatient | 347 | Not reported | Comparing liver function changes and disease progression in COVID-19 patients with and without chronic hepatitis B virus infection | Tool not specified, but indicated as admission due to COVID-19 | Blood tests (biochemistry, serology for HBsAg), RT-PCR |
Meng et al. (2022) [73] | China | Cohort | Inpatient | 1314 | Not reported | Incidence of EBV reactivation and its impact on the effect of ganciclovir treatment in COVID-19 patients | RT-PCR | Blood tests (biochemistry, CBC, coagulation, ELISA for VCA-IgG, EBV nuclear antigen IgG (EBNA-IgG), VCA-IgM, EA-IgG, CMV-IgG, and CMV-IgM), APACHEII and SOFA scores |
Meyer et al. (2021) [74] | France | Cohort | Inpatient (ICU) | 153 | 61.9 years (50.9–70.8) | Impact of HSV reactivation on mortality and HAP/VAP among severe COVID-19 patients | RT-PCR | Blood tests (biochemistry, CBC, coagulation, culture), RT-PCR |
Paolucci et al. (2021) [75] | Italy | Cohort | Inpatient (ICU & SICU) | 104 | ICU: 61.5 years (55–71.25), SICU: 73.5 years (57.8–70) | Opportunistic viral reactivation (EBV reactivation) in COVID-19 patients of varying severity | RT-PCR | Blood test (flow cytometry, chemiluminescent assay) |
Peluso et al. (2022) [76] | NA | Cohort (preprint) | Inpatient | 280 | 45 years (35–56) | Comparing EBV prevalence in COVID patients with and without Long COVID symptoms | RT-PCR | qPCR, SIMOA |
Saade et al. (2021) [23] | France | Cohort | Inpatient (ICU) | 100 | 60 years (53–67) | Cumulative incidence and risk factors of HSV, EBV, CMV reactivations in severe COVID-19 patients | Not reported | RT-PCR (whole blood, BAL, skin swab) for all viruses, blood tests (CBC, biochemistry) |
Seeßle et al. (2021) [77] | Germany | Cohort | Inpatient (ICU) | 103 | 71 years (16) | Frequency and predisposing factors of HSV-1 reactivation in COVID-19 patients | RT-PCR | RT-PCR (BAL or tracheal aspirates) for viral nucleic acid detection and gene expression analysis, FACS for comprehensive immunophenotyping, blood tests (PCT, CBC, biochemistry, cytokine) |
Simonnet et al. (2021) [17] | France | Cohort | Inpatient (ICU) | 34 | 58 years (26–81) | Incidence of HHV-6, EBV, and CMV in critically ill COVID-19 patients | RT-PCR | qPCR for all three viruses, chemiluminescence immunoassays |
Yang et al. (2022) [78] | China | Cohort | Inpatient (ICU) | 2899 | 71.67 ± 10.07 years | Disease severity and risk factors comparison among SARS-CoV-2 positive patients with different stages of HBV infection | RT-PCR, Chest CT scan | Blood tests (serology test for HBsAg, HBeAg, anti-HBs, anti-HBe, anti-Hbc, biochemistry) |
Yue et al. (2020) [33] | China | Cohort | Not reported | 307 | Influenza A: 61 years (24–68), Influenza B: 56 years (43–66.5) | Clinical characteristics of influenza virus infections in SARS-CoV-2 positive patients | RT-PCR | Blood tests (serology for IAV and IBV IgM, biochemistry) |
Zubchenko et al. (2022) [79] | Ukraine | Cohort | Inpatient | 88 | 41.4 ± 6.7 years | Post-COVID manifestations and herpes virus reactivations including EBV, HHV-6, and CMV | Tool not specified, based on medical records | PCR on blood, saliva, and oropharynx samples, ELISA for EBNA-IgG and VCA-IgG, blood tests (CBC, biochemistry, coagulation) |
Xie et al. (2021) [22] | China | Cohort | Inpatient | 1516 | Mean age of 62 years | Clinical outcomes of critically ill COVID-19 patients with EBV reactivation | RT-PCR | EBV RT-PCR, Blood tests (serology for EBV EA IgG and IgM, capsid IgM) |
Im et al. (2022) [80] | South Korea | Cross-sectional (relevant to this study) | Inpatient | 269 | Mean age of 61.6 years | Impact of EBV viremia on COVID-19 severity and prognosis | RT-PCR | EBV RT-PCR, multicolor flow cytometry for lymphocyte subpopulation |
Vigón et al. (2021) [81] | Spain | Cross-sectional | Inpatient (ICU) | 61 | 66 years (42–90) | Immunological parameters and herpesvirus reactivations (CMV, EBV) in COVID-19 patients | RT-PCR | ELISA for anti-CMV/IgG, chemiluminescent immunoassay for EBV VCA IgG qPCR for both viruses, ADCC assay |
Risk of bias assessment
Definition of reactivation and co-infection
Virus | Reactivation detection criteria | Co-infection detection criteria | Not distinguished |
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Parvovirus B19 | Not applicable | Not applicable | All studies describing an infection interchangeably with the terms “reactivation” and “coinfection” and the detection criteria are the following: Seropositive for B19 IgM [54] |
EBV | All studies describing an infection as “reactivation” and the detection criteria are the following: Undetectable viremia from an initial molecular testing followed by the detection of EBV DNA in a subsequent testing [17], or detection of EBV DNA [16, 22, 73, 75, 76, 79, 81] and seropositivity for VCA-IgG and NA-IgG [76, 81], VCA IgG and EA-IgG [73], EA-D IgG and/or with NA IgG [76], VCA-IgG only [81], or VCA-IgG, NA-IgG, EA IgG/IgM [16, 22] | All studies describing an infection as “coinfection” and the detection criteria are the following: | All studies describing an infection interchangeably with the terms “reactivation” and “coinfection” and the detection criteria are the following: |
CMV | All studies describing an infection as “reactivation” and the detection criteria are the following: Undetectable viremia from an initial molecular testing followed by the detection of CMV DNA in a subsequent testing [17, 63, 66, 70, 82], or CMV DNA detection and seropositive for either IgG or IgM [41, 51] or both [41], or detection of CMV DNA alone when prior testing for the absence of viremia is not available [15, 23, 42, 44, 60, 62, 81] | All studies describing an infection as “coinfection” and the detection criteria are the following: Detection of CMV DNA, histological evidence of CMV nuclear inclusion bodies in bone marrow [64] | All studies describing an infection interchangeably with the terms “reactivation” and “coinfection” and the detection criteria are the following: |
HBV | All studies describing an infection as “reactivation” and the detection criteria are the following: | Not applicable | Not applicable |
IAV | Not applicable | All studies describing an infection as “coinfection” and the detection criteria are the following: | Not applicable |
IBV | Not applicable | All studies describing an infection as “coinfection” and the detection criteria are the following: Seropositive for IBV IgM [33] | Not applicable |
VZV | All studies describing an infection as “reactivation” and the detection criteria are the following: Undetectable viremia from an initial molecular testing followed by the detection of VZV DNA in a subsequent testing [20] | All studies describing an infection as “coinfection” and the detection criteria are the following: Initial detection of VZV prior to confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 [59] | All studies describing an infection interchangeably with the terms “reactivation” and “coinfection” and the detection criteria are the following: Seropositive for VZV IgM [45] |
HHV-1 | All studies describing an infection as “reactivation” and the detection criteria are the following: Undetectable viremia from an initial molecular testing followed by the detection of HHV-1 DNA in a subsequent testing [20, 57, 71], detection of HHV-1 DNA [56, 68, 74] and/or seropositive for HHV-1 IgG [60, 69, 77], history of COVID-19 (recovered) prior to HSV-1 detection, or history of COVID-19 [65] and corneal ulcer prior to detection of HSV-1 [19] | Not applicable | Not applicable |
HHV-2 | All studies describing an infection as “reactivation” and the detection criteria are the following: Detection of HSV-2 DNA and HSV-2 IgG [49] | Not applicable | Not applicable |
HHV-6 | All studies describing an infection as “reactivation” and the detection criteria are the following: | All studies describing an infection as “coinfection” and the detection criteria are the following: Concomitant detection of HHV-6 DNA with COVID-19 diagnosis [34] | Not applicable |
HHV-7 | All studies describing an infection as “reactivation” and the detection criteria are the following: Detection of HHV-7 IgG [16] | Not applicable | Not applicable |
HHV-8 | All studies describing an infection as “reactivation” and the detection criteria are the following: | Not applicable | Not applicable |
Reactivation
Virus | EBV | CMV | VZV | HHV-1 | HHV-2 | HHV-6 | HHV-7 | HHV-8 | HBV | Total (%) |
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Number of cases | 519 | 154 | 1 | 157 | 1 | 47 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 895 (100.00) |
Sex | ||||||||||
Female | 45 | 36 | 29 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 117 (32.77) | |||
Male | 45 | 93 | 1 | 94 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 240 (67.23) | |
Total | 90 | 129 | 1 | 123 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 357 (100.00) |
COVID-19 severity | ||||||||||
Asymptomatic | 1 | 1 | 2 (0.52) | |||||||
Moderate | 1 | 1 (0.26) | ||||||||
Severe/Critical | 103 | 116 | 150 | 7 | 5 | 381 (99.22) | ||||
Total | 103 | 116 | 0 | 152 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 384 (100.00) |
Comorbidities/Medical history | ||||||||||
Asthma | 3 | 3 (1.37) | ||||||||
Arthritis | 1 | 1 (0.46) | ||||||||
Cardiovascular disease | 8 | 12 | 2 | 22 (10.05) | ||||||
Chronic kidney disease | 1 | 1 (0.46) | ||||||||
Chronic renal failure | 1 | 1 (0.46) | ||||||||
Diabetes | 37 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 53 (24.20) | |||||
History of transplant | 4 | 2 | 6 (2.74) | |||||||
Hypercholesterolemia | 1 | 1 (0.46) | ||||||||
Hypertension | 61 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 70 (31.96) | |||||
Hyperlipidemia | 5 | 5 (2.28) | ||||||||
Hyperthyroidism | 1 | 1 (0.46) | ||||||||
Hyperuricemia | 1 | 1 (0.46) | ||||||||
Past HBV infection | 1 | 6 | 7 (3.20) | |||||||
HIV | 1 | 1 (0.46) | ||||||||
Immunosuppression (non-specific) | 21 | 17 | 38 (17.35) | |||||||
Malignancy | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 (1.83) | ||||||
Pneumonia | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 (2.28) | ||||||
Pulmonary fibrosis | 2 | 1 | 3 (1.37) | |||||||
Total | 0 | 151 | 0 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 219 (100.00) |
Clinical manifestations | ||||||||||
Symptomatic | ||||||||||
Cough | 5 | 29 | 34 (50.00) | |||||||
Diarrhea | 1 | 1 (1.47) | ||||||||
Dyspnea | 1 | 3 | 4 (5.88) | |||||||
Fever | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 (17.65) | |||
Jaundice | 4 | 2 | 6 (8.82) | |||||||
Myalgia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 (5.88) | |||||
Skin lesions | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 (4.41) | ||||||
Rash | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 (4.41) | ||||||
Vomiting | 1 | 1 (1.47) | ||||||||
Total | 3 | 17 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 68 (100.00) |
Complications | ||||||||||
Acidosis | 1 | 1 (0.17) | ||||||||
AKI | 12 | 12 (2.04) | ||||||||
ALI | 1 | 1 (0.17) | ||||||||
AMI | 2 | 2 (0.34) | ||||||||
ARDS | 108 | 9 | 1 | 118 (20.07) | ||||||
Cirrhosis | 1 | 1 (0.17) | ||||||||
Gingivostomatitis | 2 | 2 (0.34) | ||||||||
Encephalitis | 1 | 1 (0.17) | ||||||||
Encephalopathy | 1 | 1 (0.17) | ||||||||
Heart failure | 1 | 1 (0.17) | ||||||||
Hemorrhagic esophagitis | 1 | 1 (0.17) | ||||||||
Hepatitis | 2 | 2 (0.34) | ||||||||
Keratitis | 1 | 1 (0.17) | ||||||||
Malignancy | 2 | 2 (0.34) | ||||||||
Renal failure | 1 | 1 (0.17) | ||||||||
Retinal necrosis | 2 | 1 | 3 (0.51) | |||||||
Pneumonia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 (0.68) | ||||||
Seizure | 1 | 1 (0.17) | ||||||||
Septic shock/sepsis | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 (0.51) | ||||||
Death | 12 | 16 | 31 | 1 | 60 (10.20) | |||||
ICU admission | 126 | 111 | 1 | 119 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 370 (62.93) | ||
Total | 262 | 142 | 2 | 161 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 587 (100.00) |
Laboratory findings | ||||||||||
Leukopenia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 (0.37) | |||||
Lymphopenia | 1 | 89 | 51 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 144 (13.42) | |||
Neutrophilia | 1 | 1 (0.09) | ||||||||
Thrombocytopenia | 1 | 1 (0.09) | ||||||||
Decreased hemoglobin level | 21 | 21 (1.96) | ||||||||
Decreased prothrombin time | 1 | 1 (0.09) | ||||||||
Elevated ALT level | 66 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 73 (6.80) | |||||
Elevated AST level | 11 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 18 (1.68) | |||||
Elevated creatinine level | 1 | 1 (0.09) | ||||||||
Elevated CRP level | 89 | 117 | 1 | 207 (19.29) | ||||||
Elevated D-dimer level | 55 | 88 | 62 | 205 (19.11) | ||||||
Elevated ferritin level | 55 | 50 | 105 (9.79) | |||||||
Elevated fibrinogen level | 55 | 55 (5.13) | ||||||||
Elevated interleukin-6 level | 55 | 14 | 69 (6.43) | |||||||
Elevated LDH level | 88 | 62 | 150 (13.98) | |||||||
Elevated procalcitonin level | 15 | 15 (1.40) | ||||||||
Elevated total bilirubin level | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 (0.28) | ||||||
Total | 299 | 361 | 0 | 399 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1073 (100.00) |
Pharmacological interventions | ||||||||||
Acyclovir | 72 | 1 | 111 | 1 | 185 (29.13) | |||||
Arbidol | 1 | 1 (0.16) | ||||||||
Azithromycin | 1 | 1 | 2 (0.32) | |||||||
Betamethasone | 2 | 2 (0.32) | ||||||||
Ceftriaxone | 1 | 1 (0.16) | ||||||||
Cyclosporine | 1 | 1 (0.16) | ||||||||
Dexamethasone | 4 | 39 | 1 | 44 (6.93) | ||||||
Dexmedetomidine | 1 | 1 (0.16) | ||||||||
Everolimus | 1 | 1 (0.16) | ||||||||
Ganciclovir | 43 | 1 | 44 (6.93) | |||||||
Heparin | 88 | 1 | 89 (14.02) | |||||||
Hydroxychloroquine | 2 | 1 | 3 (0.47) | |||||||
Lacosamide | 1 | 1 (0.16) | ||||||||
Levetiracetam | 1 | 1 (0.16) | ||||||||
Meropenem | 1 | 1 (0.16) | ||||||||
Methylprednisolone | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 (0.63) | ||||||
Midazolam | 1 | 1 | 2 (0.32) | |||||||
Morphine | 1 | 1 (0.16) | ||||||||
Mycophenolate mofetil | 2 | 2 (0.32) | ||||||||
Paracetamol | 2 | 2 (0.32) | ||||||||
Prednisolone | 9 | 1 | 10 (1.58) | |||||||
Remdesivir | 2 | 1 | 3 (0.47) | |||||||
Ribavirin | 1 | 1 | 2 (0.32) | |||||||
Ritonavir | 2 | 1 | 3 (0.47) | |||||||
Spiramycin | 1 | 1 (0.16) | ||||||||
Tenofovir fumarate | 1 | 1 (0.16) | ||||||||
Tocilizumab | 80 | 8 | 88 (13.86) | |||||||
Trimethoprim | 1 | 1 (0.16) | ||||||||
Vancomycin | 1 | 1 (0.16) | ||||||||
Valacyclovir | 1 | 1 (0.16) | ||||||||
Valganciclovir | 3 | 3 (0.47) | ||||||||
Antibiotics (non-specified) | 1 | 2 | 3 (0.47) | |||||||
Antivirals (non-specified) | 2 | 2 (0.32) | ||||||||
Steroids (non-specified) | 100 | 23 | 1 | 4 | 128 (20.16) | |||||
Total | 0 | 420 | 1 | 192 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 635 (100.00) |
Procedures | ||||||||||
ECMO | 3 | 4 | 7 (3.33) | |||||||
Invasive ventilation | 89 | 85 | 174 (82.86) | |||||||
Non-invasive ventilation | 10 | 7 | 17 (8.10) | |||||||
Renal replacement therapy | 6 | 6 (2.56) | ||||||||
Surgical tracheostomy | 2 | 2 (0.95) | ||||||||
Oxygen support | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 (1.90) | ||||||
Total | 0 | 106 | 0 | 103 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 210 (100.00) |
Coinfection
Virus | IAV | IBV | EBV | CMV | VZV | HHV-6 | Total (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of cases | 187 | 23 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 265 (100.00) |
Sex | |||||||
Female | 109 | 12 | 17 | 5 | 143 (53.96) | ||
Male | 78 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 122 (46.04) |
Total | 187 | 23 | 38 | 3 | 1 | 13 | 265 (100.00) |
COVID severity | |||||||
Moderate | 1 | 1 (7.69) | |||||
Severe/Critical | 10 | 2 | 12 (92.31) | ||||
Total | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 (100.00) | |
Comorbidities/medical history | |||||||
Arthritis | 1 | 1 (2.63) | |||||
Cardiovascular disease | 1 | 8 | 9 (23.68) | ||||
Chronic lung disease | 1 | 1 (2.63) | |||||
COPD | 1 | 1 (2.63) | |||||
Diabetes | 2 | 8 | 10 (26.32) | ||||
History of transplant | 1 | 1 (2.63) | |||||
Hypertension | 1 | 2 | 3 (7.89) | ||||
Hyperlipidemia | 1 | 1 (2.63) | |||||
Immunosuppression (therapeutic) | 6 | 6 (15.79) | |||||
Malignancy | 1 | 4 | 5 (13.16) | ||||
Total | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 26 | 38 (100.00) | |
Clinical manifestations | |||||||
Symptomatic | |||||||
Chest pain | 1 | 1 (0.30) | |||||
Cough | 39 | 6 | 28 | 2 | 75 (22.87) | ||
Diarrhea | 7 | 1 | 8 (2.44) | ||||
Dyspnea | 13 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 18 (5.49) | ||
Fatigue | 24 | 3 | 27 (8.23) | ||||
Fever | 134 | 16 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 180 (54.88%) | |
Myalgia | 18 | 1 | 19 (5.79%) | ||||
Total | 217 | 27 | 75 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 328 (100.00%) |
Complications | |||||||
AKI | 1 | 9 | 10 (27.78) | ||||
AMI | 1 | 1 (27.78) | |||||
Encephalopathy | 1 | 1 (27.78) | |||||
Melena | 1 | 1 (27.78) | |||||
Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 2 (5.56) | ||||
Septic shock/sepsis | 1 | 9 | 10 (27.78) | ||||
Death | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 (22.22) | |||
ICU admission | 3 | 3 (8.33) | |||||
Total | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 23 | 36 (100.00) |
Laboratory findings | |||||||
Leukopenia | 3 | 3 (1.27) | |||||
Lymphopenia | 187 | 23 | 9 | 219 (92.80) | |||
Decreased albumin level | 1 | 1 (0.44) | |||||
Elevated ALT level | 1 | 1 (0.44) | |||||
Elevated AST level | 1 | 1 (0.44) | |||||
Elevated CRP level | 3 | 3 (1.27) | |||||
Elevated D-dimer level | 1 | 3 | 4 (1.69) | ||||
Elevated ferritin level | 2 | 2 (0.85) | |||||
Elevated procalcitonin level | 1 | 1 | 2 (0.85) | ||||
Total | 187 | 23 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 236 (100.00) |
Pharmacological interventions | |||||||
Acyclovir | 1 | 1 (0.74) | |||||
Dexamathasone | 1 | 1 (0.74) | |||||
Dexmedetomidine | 1 | 1 (0.74) | |||||
Ganciclovir | 3 | 3 (2.21) | |||||
Heparin | 1 | 1 (0.74) | |||||
Hydroxychloroquine | 2 | 2 (1.47) | |||||
Lopinavir/ritonavir | 2 | 2 (1.47) | |||||
Oseltamivir | 32 | 32 (23.53) | |||||
Piperacillin tazobactam | 1 | 1 (0.74) | |||||
Remdesivir | 1 | 1 | 2 (1.47) | ||||
Vancomycin | 1 | 1 (0.74) | |||||
Antibiotics (non-specified) | 32 | 1 | 33 (24.26) | ||||
Antivirals | 32 | 32 (23.53) | |||||
Steroids | 22 | 2 | 24 (17.65) | ||||
Total | 36 | 0 | 91 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 136 (100.00) |
Procedures | |||||||
Invasive ventilation | 1 | 2 | 3 (23.08) | ||||
Renal replacement therapy | 1 | 1 (7.69) | |||||
Supportive oxygen care | 2 | 7 | 9 (69.23) | ||||
Total | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 (100.00) |
Indistinguishable infection
EBV | CMV | VZV | B19 | Total (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of cases | 46 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 51 (100.00) |
Sex | |||||
Female | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 (83.33) | |
Male | 1 | 1 (16.67) | |||
Total | 6 (100.00) | ||||
COVID | |||||
Severe/Critical | 7 | 7 (100.00) | |||
Total | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 (100.00) |
Comorbidities/medical history | |||||
Chickenpox | 1 | 1 | 2 (50.00) | ||
Pneumonia | 1 | 1 | 2 (50.00) | ||
Total | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 (100.00) |
Clinical manifestations | |||||
Symptomatic | |||||
Diarrhea | 1 | 1 (25.00) | |||
Rash | 1 | 1 | 2 (50.00) | ||
Skin lesions | 1 | 1 (25.00) | |||
Total | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 (100.00) |
Complications | |||||
Neuralgia | 1 | 1 (50.00) | |||
Rectal ulcer | 1 | 1 (50.00) | |||
Total | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 (100.00) |
Laboratory findings | |||||
Elevated ALT level | 1 | 1 | 2 (28.57) | ||
Elevated AST level | 1 | 1 (14.29) | |||
Elevated D-dimer level | 1 | 1 | 2 (28.57) | ||
Elevated LDH level | 1 | 1 | 2 (28.57) | ||
Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 (100.00) |
Pharmacological interventions | |||||
Acyclovir | 1 | 1 (33.33) | |||
Pregabalin | 1 | 1 (33.33) | |||
Valganciclovir | 1 | 1 (33.33) | |||
Total | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 (100.00) |
Procedures | |||||
ECMO | 1 | 1 (11.11) | |||
Oxygen support | 7 | 1 | 8 (88.99) | ||
Total | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |