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This #nCoV2019 case was also co-infected with Streptococcus pneumoniae & Haemophilus influenza type b, so deducing a precise cause of death may be challenging. Data across cases on both chronic *and* acute concurrent conditions will be critical for mortality risk factor analysis. twitter.com/whophilippines…
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Dr. Maia Majumder
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NOTE: It looks like the @WHOPhilippines has issued a correction about this case’s influenza co-infection. Instead of bacterial influenza type b as they originally reported, the case was co-infected with *viral* influenza b. twitter.com/WHOPhilippines…
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Joël Mossong
@joel_mossong
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There was a correction tweet by WHO later. This patient had pneumococcal and viral flu B coinfection, not Haemophilus influenzae.
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Dr. Maia Majumder
@maiamajumder
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Yes, I added it to the thread once I tracked down the relevant correction. Have been offline since this tweet.
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Dr Vicky Enne
@Beat_AMR_Bugs
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The bacteria are likely to be secondary to the virus, as happens with flu. I don’t know if this man had underlying conditions but a healthy 44 -year old is unlikely to contract pneumococcal pneumonia.
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Yap Man
@BioConquistador
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Many messages claiming that nCoV would have difficulty spreading in the Philippines bcoz of temperature and humidity, are these valid points?
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Ahmed Tejan-Sie MD
@AhmedTejanSie
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I would list #ncov2019 as primary cause of death on the death certificate since any empiric treatment for community acquired pneumonia would treat H. Influenzas and Strep B
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Richard Sauders
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This is great information I saw in no news stories. Again, thank you.
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KMB 🇺🇸
@oldstyle81
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Doesn’t that form a strep more typically affect people that are immunocompromised?
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