In a recent study posted to the medRxiv* preprint server, researchers examined how an interplay of host and microbial factors weakened immunity leading to secondary infections in coronavirus disease ...

Researchers have developed a DNA test to quickly identify secondary infections in COVID-19 patients, who have double the risk of developing pneumonia while on ventilation than non-COVID-19 patients.

The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic has given added impetus for metagenomic testing using nanopore sequencing to progress from a research tool to routine clinical application. A study led by researchers from ...

People with severe COVID-19 and a secondary blood infection were significantly sicker upon hospital admission, had longer hospital stays and poorer outcomes, according to a new study. People with ...

Photodynamic therapy can be an efficient ally to combat secondary infections in COVID-19 patients. Use of the technique, which combines light and a photosensitizing chemical substance to kill ...

We're all laser-focused on the coronavirus, but doctors are raising concerns about antibiotic-resistant germs that are intensifying during this pandemic. As the coronavirus weakens patients' immune ...

The researchers conducted a retrospective analysis of 188,721 hospitalized patients in Veterans Affairs (VA) hospitals across the United States from 2015 to 2025. “We know that people often get ...

During the 1918 influenza pandemic, secondary bacterial pneumonia is believed to have caused more than 90% deaths, historic autopsy reports indicate. At present, nearly 30% adults hospitalized with ...

People with severe COVID-19 and a secondary blood infection were significantly sicker upon hospital admission, had longer hospital stays and poorer outcomes, according to a Rutgers study. The study, ...