By Ethan Covey
The rate of bacterial superinfection in children hospitalized with viral infections is very low, according to data presented at the 50th Critical Care Congress Virtual Event (abstract 695).
Although cases of bacterial superinfection are relatively rare, patients with superinfection are likely to have worse clinical outcomes and use more hospital resources.
“It is clear from the literature that bacterial superinfection exists,” said Nikita Patel, a second-year medical