A Patient with Escherichia coli Bacteremia and COVID-19 Co-Infection: A Case Report for the Louisville COVID-19 Epidemiology Study

Authors

Sarah E. Moore PharmD, Norton HealthcareFollow
Ashley M. Wilde PharmD, BCPS-AQID, Norton HealthcareFollow
Matthew Song PharmD, BCIDP, Norton HealthcareFollow
Brian C. Bohn PharmD, Norton HealthcareFollow
Clayton J. Patross PharmD, BCPS, Norton HealthcareFollow
Bryan Denham MD, Norton HealthcareFollow
Paul Schulz, Infectious Diseases, Norton HealthcareFollow
Julio A. Ramirez, University of LouisvilleFollow

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The author(s) received no specific funding for this work.

Abstract

Patients with COVID-19 may have co-infections with other microorganisms. Here we report a case of a patient with an Escheria coli bacteremia secondary to a urinary tract infection, who experienced fevers while on active antimicrobial therapy. The patient was eventually tested for COVID-19 and found to be positive. This case emphasizes the need to suspect COVID-19 even in patients with documented bacterial infection.

DOI

10.18297/jri/vol4/iss1/15

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Recommended Citation

Moore, Sarah E. PharmD; Wilde, Ashley M. PharmD, BCPS-AQID; Song, Matthew PharmD, BCIDP; Bohn, Brian C. PharmD; Patross, Clayton J. PharmD, BCPS; Denham, Bryan MD; Schulz, Paul; and Ramirez, Julio A. (2020) "A Patient with Escherichia coli Bacteremia and COVID-19 Co-Infection: A Case Report for the Louisville COVID-19 Epidemiology Study," The University of Louisville Journal of Respiratory Infections: Vol. 4 : Iss. 1 , Article 15.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.18297/jri/vol4/iss1/15
Available at: https://ir.library.louisville.edu/jri/vol4/iss1/15