The hospitalized adults who are sick at the same time with coronavirus and fluface a lot greater risk to be seriously ill and yes they diein relation to those patients who have only covid-19 or other viruses, according to a new British scientific study.
SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection and influenza viruses increase up from four times the possibility of intubation of the patient and against two and a half times the probability death compared with those with covid-19 alone. The research, according to the scientists, shows the need for more frequent hospital check-ups for flu in patients with coronavirus, while at the same time highlighting the usefulness of the full vaccination against both covid-19 and the flu.
The researchers from universities of Edinburgh, Liverpool and Imperial College London, which published their findings in the medical journal The Lancet, analyzed data on nearly 7,000 patients with covid-19, of whom 227 also had the flu and were hospitalized in the UK until December 2021.
“We found that combination covid-19 and its viruses flu it is specially dangerous. This is important, as many countries are reducing the use of measures to socially distance themselves and curb coronavirus. We expect covid-19 to be released with the flu, increasing the chance of infections. That is why we need to change our strategy for covid-19 patients in hospitals and monitor them for the flu much more systematically, “said Kenneth Bailey, a professor of experimental medicine at the University of Edinburgh.
“We see one increase to common seasonal respiratory viruses, as people return to their normal intercourse. So we can expect the flu to be released with covid-19 this winter. We were surprised to find that the risk of death more than doubles when people are infected with both the flu and covid-19. “It’s even more important now that people are fully vaccinated and boosted against both viruses, and not leave it until it’s too late,” said Calum Sable, a professor of medicine at the University of Liverpool.
“THE contamination with more than one virus It is not very common, but it is important to be aware that such infections do occur. Vaccines that protect against covid-19 and the flu are different and people need both. The way these two infections are treated is also different, so it is important to look for other viruses even when diagnosed in a patient with a respiratory infection. The new study of the ISARIC research consortium significantly helps to improve the way patients are managed “, added Professor Peter Opensow of Imperial.
Link to the scientific publication: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(22)00383-X/fulltext
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