IMPORTANT MICROORGANISMS IN UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS IN COVID-19 PATIENTS

Abstract

In Uzbekistan, the causative agents of purulent-inflammatory diseases of the upper respiratory tract of patients with COVID-19 have been identified. Material and method: In March 2021, 35 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 infection treated at the Republican Special No. 1 Zangiota Hospital were selected and their throat swabs were bacteriologically examined. Results: 16 of them were women and 19 were men. Of the 35 patients, 12 had monoinfection and 23 had mixed infection. The highest percentage is found in Candida ssp. and (51.4%) and S. aureus (45.7%), followed by St. epidermedis 22.8%, Klebsiella pneumonia 20%, Streptococcus spp. Re- vealed 14.3%, Pseudomonas aeruginosa 15.3%. Conclusion. According to the data obtained, fungal infections were detected in more than 50% of patients with bacterial infections due to the excessive and indiscriminate use of antibiotics by many patients. In patients diagnosed with COVID-19, S. aureus led 45.7% of pathogens.