Association between Streptococcus pneumoniae And COVID-19 Co-infection in Patients with Severe Respiratory Diseases

Authors

  • Suhaib K. Ibrahim College of Health and medical techniques, Middle Technical University,Baghdad, Iraq

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24126/jobrc.2025.19.2.826

Keywords:

Streptococcus pneumoniae, Coronavirus -19, multiple drug resistance, severe respiratory distress syndrome

Abstract

Background: Streptococcus pneumoniae bacteria are Gram-positive, round to lancelet in morphology. Arranged in pairs (diplococci), they cause opportunistic infections when spread from the nasopharynx to other body locations, like typical pneumonia, septicemia, meningitis, and otitis media.Methodology: In this cross-sectional study, A hundred samples of sputum were taken at Baghdad teaching hospitals and other hospitals of the medical city from individuals suffering from respiratory tract infections. 50% of patients were diagnosed with pneumonia had COVID-19 positive. These samples were analyzed by several techniques (Gram stain, optochin sensitivity, and catalase, biofilm, and HiCrome agar as selective media), then cultured on Mueller-Hinton agar (M.H.) for antibiotic sensitivity. Conclusion: This study indicates the presence of highly resistant pneumococcus with multiple drug resistance (MDR) ability; the most effective antibiotic in this study was meropenem, which inhibits these bacterial pathogens.

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Published

2025-03-24

How to Cite

Ibrahim , S. K. (2025). Association between Streptococcus pneumoniae And COVID-19 Co-infection in Patients with Severe Respiratory Diseases. Journal of Biotechnology Research Center, 19(2), 5–14. https://doi.org/10.24126/jobrc.2025.19.2.826