Concurrent Infection with Hepatitis C Virus and Streptococcus pneumoniae
Concurrent Infection with Hepatitis C Virus and Streptococcus pneumoniae
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DOI:
10.3201/eid2307.161858
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发表时间:
2017-07-01
影响因子:
11.8
通讯作者:
Eurich, Dean T.
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作者:
Marrie, Thomas J.;Tyrrell, Gregory J.;Eurich, Dean T.
Little is known about concurrent infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and Streptococcus pneumoniae, which causes invasive pneumococcal disease (IPD). We hypothesized that co-infection with HCV and S. pneumoniae would increase risk for death and complications. We captured sociodemographic and serologic data for adults with IPD in a population-based cohort study in northern Alberta, Canada, during 2000-2014. IPD patients infected with HCV were compared with IPD patients not infected with HCV for risk of in-hospital deaths and complications by using multivariable logistic regression. A total of 355 of 3,251 patients with IPD were co-infected with HCV. The in-hospital mortality rate was higher for IPD patients infected with HCV. Prevalence of most IPD-related complications (e.g., cellulitis, acute kidney injury, mechanical ventilation) was also higher in HCV-infected patients. Infection with HCV is common in patients with IPD, and HCV is independently associated with an increased risk for serious illness and death.