COVID-19 and Influenza Coexistence

Objective: Viral pneumonia cases occur quite frequently in the community The rate of viral infections in community-acquired pneumonia is about 25% severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) and influenza are also viruses that can cause pneumonia In this study, we aimed to determine the rate of influenza co-infection in Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) cases Methods: The data of adult patients who applied to Bezmialem Vakif University Hospital between March 6, 2020, and May 21, 2020, which were positive with the SARS-CoV-2 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test and influenza antigen test were retrospectively scanned from the hospital automation system Results: SARS-CoV-2 PCR test was found positive in 498 adult patients who applied to our hospital Two hundrend-sixty of these patients were hospitalized and 238 were followed up on an outpatient basis In 88 patients SARS-CoV-2 PCR and influenza antigen were studied, and 6 of them had positive influenza antigen COVID-19 and influenza co-infection was not detected Conclusion: In order to determine the exact rate of influenza and COVID-19 co-infection, it is necessary to evaluate the patients who applied with the appropriate clinical picture from the beginning of the seasonal influenza period by using reverse transcription-PCR for these two viral infections, if possible Further research is needed in this area (English) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Amac: Viral pnomoniler toplumda oldukca sik gorulur Toplum kokenli pnomonide viral enfeksiyonlarin orani yaklasik %25'tir Şiddetli akut solunum yolu enfeksiyonu-2 (SARS-CoV-2) ve influenza da pnomoniye neden olabilen viruslerdendir Bu calismada Koronavirus hastaligi-19 (COVID-19) olgularinda influenza koenfeksiyonu oranini belirlemeyi amacladik Yontemler: 6 Mart 2020-21 Mayis 2020 tarihleri arasinda Bezmialem Vakif Universitesi Hastanesi'ne basvuran, SARS-CoV-2 polimeraz zincir reaksiyonu (PZR) testi ve influenza antijen testi pozitif olarak sonuclanan eriskin hastalarin verileri retrospektif olarak hastane otomasyon sisteminden tarandi Bulgular: Hastanemize basvurmus olan eriskin hastalarin 498'inde SARS-CoV-2 PZR testi pozitif bulundu Bu hastalarin 260'i hastaneye yatirilarak, 238'i ayaktan takip edilen hastalardi SARS-CoV-2 PZR ve influenza antijeni calisilmis olan toplam 88 hasta mevcuttu ve bunlarin 45'inde influenza antijeni pozitifti COVID-19 ve influenza ko-infeksiyonu saptanmadi Sonuc: Influenza ve COVID-19 ko-enfeksiyonu oranini tam olarak belirlemek icin mevsimsel influenza doneminin basindan itibaren uygun klinik tablo ile basvuran hastalari bu iki viral enfeksiyon yonunden mumkunse gercek zamanli-PZR ile degerlendirmek gereklidir Bu alanda daha fazla calismaya ihtiyac vardir (Turkish) [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] Copyright of Bezmialem Science is the property of Galenos Yayinevi Tic LTD STI and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use This abstract may be abridged No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract (Copyright applies to all Abstracts )