Influenza and covid-19 co-infection: Report of five cases in a peruvian hospital

Abstract

COVID-19 disease is an easily transmitted infection like other respiratory viruses, with cases of Influenza coinfection reported at seasonal times. There are 5 cases of coinfection of COVID-19 and the influenza virus. Influenza A virus being the most frequent. Symptoms of coinfection between these two viruses may suggest odynophagia and nasal congestion in the patients evaluated, no mortality was observed.