A Case of Coinfection with SARS-COV-2 and Cytomegalovirus in the Era of COVID-19

Damiano D'Ardes; Andrea Boccatonda; Cosima Schiavone; Francesca Santilli; Maria Teresa Guagnano; Marco Bucci; Francesco Cipollone

doi:10.12890/2020_001652

A Case of Coinfection with SARS-COV-2 and Cytomegalovirus in the Era of COVID-19

Eur J Case Rep Intern Med. 2020 Apr 11;7(5):001652. doi: 10.12890/2020_001652. eCollection 2020.

Authors

Damiano D'Ardes¹, Andrea Boccatonda², Cosima Schiavone², Francesca Santilli¹, Maria Teresa Guagnano¹, Marco Bucci¹, Francesco Cipollone¹

Affiliations

¹ Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine and Science of Aging, 'G. D'Annunzio' University, Chieti, Italy.
² Ultrasound Unit, Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine and Science of Aging, 'G. D'Annunzio' University, Chieti, Italy.

Abstract

The World Health Organization has declared novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) an international public health emergency. We describe the case of a 92-year-old woman who was admitted to our unit with fever and chills with laboratory evidence of coinfection with SARS-CoV-2 and cytomegalovirus.

Learning points: This is the first reported case of coinfection with SARS-CoV-2 and cytomegalovirus.

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS-CoV-2; coinfection; cytomegalovirus.