TY - JOUR AU - Wolff, Louis AU - Martiny, Delphine AU - Deyi, Véronique Yvette Miendje AU - Maillart, Evelyne AU - Clevenbergh, Philippe AU - Dauby, Nicolas T1 - COVID-19–Associated Fusobacterium nucleatum Bacteremia, Belgium T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2021 VL - 27 IS - 3 SP - 975 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We report 4 cases of Fusobacterium nucleatum bacteremia associated with coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Three cases occurred concomitantly with COVID-19 diagnosis; 1 occurred on day 15 of intensive care. None of the patients had known risk factors for F. nucleatum bacteremia. F. nucleatum infection could represent a possible complication of COVID-19. KW - Fusobacterium nucleatum KW - bacteremia KW - bacteria KW - tocilizumab KW - respiratory infections KW - severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 KW - SARS-CoV-2 KW - SARS KW - COVID-19 KW - coronavirus disease KW - zoonoses KW - viruses KW - coronavirus DO - 10.3201/eid2703.202284 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/3/20-2284_article ER - End of Reference