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  • Critical Care Medicine
  • Pulmonology

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  • Secondary bacterial infections pose a significant threat to patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).
  • Understanding treatment strategies influencing host susceptibility is crucial for improving patient outcomes.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate how various treatment strategies impact the risk of secondary bacterial infections in COVID-19 patients.
  • To identify specific interventions associated with increased or decreased infection risk.

Main Methods:

  • A nested, case-control study involving 456 COVID-19 patients (152 cases, 304 controls) in China.
  • Propensity-score matching (PSM) was used to control for age, sex, disease severity, and comorbidities.
  • The study analyzed the association between secondary infections and treatments like supportive care, antivirals, and antibacterials.

Main Results:

  • Supplemental oxygen (low or high flow, non-ventilator) significantly protected against secondary bacterial infections (ORs 0.18 and 0.06, respectively).
  • Gastric tube feeding (OR: 10.97) and parenteral nutrition (OR: 3.97) were associated with a significantly increased risk of infection.
  • Early antiviral use (within 5 days of symptom onset) also showed a protective effect (OR: 0.09).

Conclusions:

  • Oxygen supplementation in non-ventilator settings and early antiviral administration are linked to reduced secondary bacterial infections in COVID-19.
  • Parenteral nutrition and tube feedings are associated with a higher incidence of these infections.
  • Findings can inform clinical decision-making for managing COVID-19 patients and preventing secondary infections.