The combined course of COVID-19 and influenza: clinical presentation, diagnosis, treatment

• DOI: 10.17816/eid52959
• Publication Date: 2020-12-30T15:00:53Z
• Authors: Viktoriya B. Polu...; Elena Yu. Burdova; Anastasia P. Fila...; Elena A. Ladygina; Elizaveta P. Litv...; Valeri A. Malov; Konstantin A. Pop...; Elena V. Volchkova; Sergey S. Petrikov
• Keywords: Coronavirus

The new coronavirus infection severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2) during the natural epidemic rise of infections can occur in combination with them. This report aimed to answer question that arises regarding features clinical and laboratory diagnostic characteristics mixed infections. A group patients was analyzed combined course SARS-CoV-2 influenza using instrumental data. Attention is drawn fact these nosologies, characterized by a significant decrease blood oxygen saturation atmospheric air breathing moderately pronounced changes chest organs according computed tomography results goes together moderate disease. Absolute lymphopenia high C-reactive protein fibrinogen levels may be specific markers confirm viral etiology this At same time, titer antibodies did not always correspond full elimination from body infection.