Influenza and covid-19 co-infection: Report of five cases in a peruvian hospital

Vargas-Ponce K.G.; Salas-López J.A.; Llanos-Tejada F.K.; Morales-Avalos A. · Revista de la Facultad de Medicina Humana (2020) · DOI: 10.25176/rfmh.v20i4.3158

Resumen

COVID-19 disease is an easily transmitted infection like other respiratory viruses, with cases of Influenza coinfection reported at seasonal times. There are 5 cases of coinfection of COVID-19 and the influenza virus. Influenza A virus being the most frequent. Symptoms of coinfection between these two viruses may suggest odynophagia and nasal congestion in the patients evaluated, no mortality was observed.

Instituciones: Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos; Universidad Ricardo Palma