Published March 27, 2020 | Version v1

First reported case of MRSA bacteremia in a patient with COVID-19

  • 1. Ascension St. John Hospital

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Case of COVID-19 with positive blood culture for MRSA

COVID-19 is caused by a novel beta coronavirus, now known as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Bacterial co-infection of influenza with Staphylococcus aureus is well known, but there are no reported cases for SARS-Cov-2. We present a case of COVID-19 who had positive blood culture for MRSA.

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