Evaluation of bacterial coinfections and susceptible antibiotic profiles in hospitalized COVID-19 patients in Koya district, Iraq.

Introduction: Bacterial coinfection among intensive care unit (ICU) COVID-19 patients is not widely studied in Iraq. Hence, the current study was performed to determine the prevalence of secondary bacterial infection and susceptible profile in ICU patients with COVID-19 infections.

Methodology: The study was conducted from November 2021 to April 2022, in Mad Center/ Shahid Doctor Khalid Hospital/Koya district.

The association of ABO blood group distribution and clinical characteristics in patients with SARS-CoV-2.

Introduction: SARS-COV-2, the novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus, has become a life-threatening public health crisis. This kind of pandemic is frightening the world with clinical, psychological, and emotional distress and leading to an economic slowdown. To explore any association between the ABO blood type and the susceptibility to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), we compared ABO blood group distribution among 671 COVID-19 patients with the local control population.