Table 2.
A comparison of epidemiology, severity and outcome of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza co-infection patients by influenza subtype, Egypt integrated acute respiratory surveillance, 2020–2022.
| Characteristics | SARS-CoV-2 and Flu A/H3 co-infection (n = 36) | SARS-CoV-2 and Flu-B (n = 9) co-infection | SARS-CoV-2 and Flu A/H1 (n = 7) co-infection | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | |
| Mean age years ± SD | 30.7 ± 21 | 29.8 ± 21 | 50.3 ± 22 | |||
| Male gender | 19 | 52.8 | 7 | 77.8 | 3 | 42.9 |
| Region | ||||||
| Upper Egypt | 24 | 66.7 | 5 | 55.6 | 5 | 71.4 |
| Lower Egypt | 7 | 19.4 | 1 | 11.1 | 2 | 28.6 |
| Urban Gov | 5 | 13.9 | 3 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Season | ||||||
| Autumn | 5 | 13.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Winter | 12 | 33.3 | 4 | 44.4 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Spring | 9 | 25.0 | 3 | 33.3 | 1 | 14.3 |
| Summer | 10 | 27.8 | 2 | 22.2 | 6 | 85.7 |
| Severity | ||||||
| Hospitalized | 15 | 41.7 | 4 | 55.6 | 0 | 0.0 |
| With comorbidity | 4 | 26.7 | 2 | 40.0 | NA | NA |
| Pneumonia | 12 | 80.0 | 2 | 40.0 | NA | NA |
| ICU admitted | 4 | 26.7 | 2 | 40.0 | NA | NA |
| Mean hospital days ± SD | 6.4 ± 6 | 8.0 ± 8 | NA | NA | ||
| Died at hospital | 3 | 20.0 | 1 | 20.0 | NA | NA |