| Literature DB >> 32752560 |
Abdulrahman Alharthy1, Fahad Faqihi1, Dimitrios Karakitsos2.
Abstract
A previously healthy 25-year-old Asian male was admitted with acute respiratory failure due to COVID-19 pneumonia to our intensive care unit. He received empiric therapy and higher level of respiratory support via a high flow nasal cannula. Notably, human metapneumovirus was detected from the nasopharyngeal swab by RT-PCR. Six days post-ICU admission, sinusitis was clinically and sonographically detected. SARS-CoV-2 was detected in the fluid aspirated from the antrum. The patient has made an uneventful recovery. Further studies are required to investigate co-infections with SARS-CoV-2 and other viruses.Entities:
Keywords: COVID-19; high flow nasal cannula; human metapneumovirus; sinusitis
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Year: 2020 PMID: 32752560
Source DB: PubMed Journal: R I Med J (2013) ISSN: 0363-7913