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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1029-3043</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Medicentro Electrónica]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Medicentro Electrónica]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1029-3043</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S1029-30432021000200315</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Infecciones bacterianas y fúngicas asociadas a la COVID-19]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Bacterial and fungal infections associated with COVID-19]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Aguilera Calzadilla]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yaumara]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Díaz Morales]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Yayquier]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ramos Suzarte]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mayra]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Universitario Clínico Quirúrgico Cmdte. Manuel Fajardo Rivero  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Santa Clara Villa Clara]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro de Inmunología Molecular  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ La Habana]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2021</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>25</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>315</fpage>
<lpage>323</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1029-30432021000200315&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1029-30432021000200315&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1029-30432021000200315&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN Se realizó un estudio descriptivo en el Hospital Universitario Clínico Quirúrgico Cmdte. «Manuel Fajardo Rivero», Santa Clara, Villa Clara, marzo - julio de 2020, con el objetivo de describir las infecciones bacterianas y fúngicas asociadas a la COVID-19. La población de estudio fue de 202 pacientes que permanecieron ingresados con diagnóstico confirmado de infección por SARS-CoV-2. Las variables de estudio fueron: edad, sexo, infección asociada, estado al egreso, microorganismos aislados y susceptibilidad antimicrobiana. El 7,9 % de los pacientes presentó una infección asociada; el 7,4 % falleció (la mayoría de las defunciones ocurrieron en los meses de marzo y abril, previo al establecimiento del protocolo definitivo de tratamiento de la COVID-19 en Cuba). El 60 % de los fallecidos presentaron una infección asociada. Escherichia coli fue el microorganismo más aislado. Es necesario establecer un protocolo de diagnóstico terapéutico para determinar las infecciones bacterianas y fúngicas asociadas al coronavirus.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT A descriptive study was carried out at &#8220;Cmdte. Manuel Fajardo Rivero&#8221; Clinical and Surgical University Hospital in Santa Clara, Villa Clara from March to July 2020, with the aim of describing bacterial and fungal infections associated with COVID-19. The study population consisted of 202 patients who remained hospitalized with a confirmed diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 infection. Age, gender, associated infection, discharge status, isolated microorganisms, and antimicrobial susceptibility were the variables studied. The 7.9% of the patients had an associated infection; 7.4% died (most deaths occurred in March and April, prior to the establishment of the definitive protocol for the treatment of COVID-19 in Cuba). The 60% of the deceased patients had an associated infection. Escherichia coli was the most isolated microorganism. A diagnostic and therapeutic protocol is necessary to determine the bacterial and fungal infections associated with the coronavirus.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[infecciones por coronavirus]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[coinfección]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[infecciones bacterianas]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[micosis]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[coronavirus infections]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[coinfection]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[bacterial infections]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[mycosis]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
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