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Table 4 Summary of clinical findings from coinfections

From: Viral reactivations and co-infections in COVID-19 patients: a systematic review

Virus

IAV

IBV

EBV

CMV

VZV

HHV-6

Total (%)

Number of cases

187

23

38

3

1

13

265 (100.00)

Sex

 

 Female

109

12

17

  

5

143 (53.96)

 Male

78

11

21

3

1

8

122 (46.04)

Total

187

23

38

3

1

13

265 (100.00)

COVID severity

 

 Moderate

   

1

  

1 (7.69)

 Severe/Critical

10

  

2

  

12 (92.31)

Total

10

 

0

3

0

0

13 (100.00)

Comorbidities/medical history

 

 Arthritis

  

1

   

1 (2.63)

 Cardiovascular disease

  

1

  

8

9 (23.68)

 Chronic lung disease

1

     

1 (2.63)

 COPD

   

1

  

1 (2.63)

 Diabetes

   

2

 

8

10 (26.32)

 History of transplant

   

1

  

1 (2.63)

 Hypertension

  

1

2

  

3 (7.89)

 Hyperlipidemia

  

1

   

1 (2.63)

 Immunosuppression (therapeutic)

     

6

6 (15.79)

 Malignancy

   

1

 

4

5 (13.16)

Total

1

 

4

7

0

26

38 (100.00)

Clinical manifestations

 Symptomatic

  Chest pain

  

1

   

1 (0.30)

  Cough

39

6

28

2

  

75 (22.87)

  Diarrhea

7

  

1

  

8 (2.44)

  Dyspnea

13

2

1

2

  

18 (5.49)

  Fatigue

24

3

    

27 (8.23)

  Fever

134

16

27

2

1

 

180 (54.88%)

  Myalgia

  

18

 

1

 

19 (5.79%)

Total

217

27

75

7

2

0

328 (100.00%)

 Complications

  AKI

   

1

 

9

10 (27.78)

  AMI

   

1

  

1 (27.78)

  Encephalopathy

   

1

  

1 (27.78)

  Melena

   

1

  

1 (27.78)

  Pneumonia

  

1

1

  

2 (5.56)

  Septic shock/sepsis

   

1

 

9

10 (27.78)

  Death

2

  

2

 

4

8 (22.22)

  ICU admission

   

3

  

3 (8.33)

Total

2

0

1

11

0

23

36 (100.00)

Laboratory findings

 Leukopenia

     

3

3 (1.27)

 Lymphopenia

187

23

   

9

219 (92.80)

 Decreased albumin level

  

1

   

1 (0.44)

 Elevated ALT level

  

1

   

1 (0.44)

 Elevated AST level

  

1

   

1 (0.44)

 Elevated CRP level

   

3

  

3 (1.27)

 Elevated D-dimer level

  

1

3

  

4 (1.69)

 Elevated ferritin level

   

2

  

2 (0.85)

 Elevated procalcitonin level

  

1

1

  

2 (0.85)

Total

187

23

5

9

0

12

236 (100.00)

Pharmacological interventions

 Acyclovir

    

1

 

1 (0.74)

 Dexamathasone

  

1

   

1 (0.74)

 Dexmedetomidine

   

1

  

1 (0.74)

 Ganciclovir

   

3

  

3 (2.21)

 Heparin

  

1

   

1 (0.74)

 Hydroxychloroquine

2

     

2 (1.47)

 Lopinavir/ritonavir

2

     

2 (1.47)

 Oseltamivir

32

     

32 (23.53)

 Piperacillin tazobactam

  

1

   

1 (0.74)

 Remdesivir

  

1

1

  

2 (1.47)

 Vancomycin

  

1

   

1 (0.74)

 Antibiotics (non-specified)

  

32

1

  

33 (24.26)

 Antivirals

  

32

   

32 (23.53)

 Steroids

  

22

2

  

24 (17.65)

Total

36

0

91

8

1

0

136 (100.00)

Procedures

 Invasive ventilation

1

  

2

  

3 (23.08)

 Renal replacement therapy

   

1

  

1 (7.69)

 Supportive oxygen care

2

 

7

   

9 (69.23)

Total

3

0

7

3

0

0

13 (100.00)

  1. AKI acute kidney injury, AMI acute myocardial injury, ALT alanine transaminase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, CRP C-reactive protein, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, HIV human immunodeficiency virus, EBV Epstein Barr virus, CMV cytomegalovirus, IAV influenza A virus, IBV influenza B virus, HHV human herpes virus, VZV varicella zoster virus