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Table 3 Distribution of bacteria among mild, asymptomatic, and negative COVID-19 patients

From: Evaluation of respiratory tract bacterial co-infections in SARS-CoV-2 patients with mild or asymptomatic infection in Lagos, Nigeria

Nasal carriage of bacteria

COVID-19 Status

p value

Positive (%)

Negative (%)

Mild symptoms

No symptoms

Moraxella catarrhalis

33.3

27.3

39.4

0.003*

Chlamydophila pneumoniae

29.1

36.4

34.5

0.000*

Staphylococcus aureus

60.8

25.5

13.7

0.340

Mycoplasma pneumoniae

58.6

24.1

3.3

0.817

Haemophilus spp.

66.7

11.1

22.2

0.527

  1. *Significant at 5% level
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