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Covid patients are more susceptible to secondary infection, says ICMR
May 28, 2021
Study says poor hospital practices, irrational antibiotics usage leading to higher mortality
Poor infection control practices in hospitals and irrational antibiotic prescription practices are triggering secondary infections in Covid-19 patients, leading to a higher mortality, according to a study coordinated by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
The study, recently published in the journal
Infection and Drug Resistance, found that out of 17,534 Covid-19 patients admitted in 10 hospitals across the country, 3.6 per cent developed secondary bacterial or fungal infection while in the hospital. The mortality among patients who developed secondary infections was as high as 56.7 per cent compared to an overall mortality of 10.6 per cent among hospitalised Covid 19 patients in general, the study said.