Related Articles The clinical characteristics of pneumonia patients co infected with 2019 novel coronavirus and influenza virus in Wuhan China J Med Virol 2020 Mar 20 Authors Ding Q Lu P Fan Y Xia Y Liu M Abstract The outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus COVID 19 infection emerged in Wuhan China on December 2019 Since then the novel coronavirus pneumonia disease has been spreading quickly and many countries and territories have been affected with major outbreaks in China South Korea Italy and Iran Influenza virus has been known as a common pathogen in winter and it can cause pneumonia It was found clinically that very few patients were diagnosed with both COVID 19 and influenza virus 5 out of the 115 patients confirmed with COVID 19 were also diagnosed with influenza virus infection with three cases being influenza A and two cases being influenza B In this study we describe the clinical characteristics of those patients who got infected with COVID 19 as well as influenza virus Common symptoms at onset of illness included fever 5 100 patients Cough 5 100 patients shortness of breath 5 100 patients nasal tampon 3 60 patients pharyngalgia 3 60 patients myalgia 2 40 patients fatigue 2 40 patients headache 2 40 patients and expectoration 2 40 patients The laboratory results showed that compared to the normal values the patients lymphocytes were reduced 4 80 patients and liver function ALT and AST 2 40 patients 2 40 patients and C reactive protein 4 80 patients were increased when admitted to hospital They stayed in hospital for 14 30 17 12 and 19 days 28 4 7 02 respectively The main complications for the patients were acute respiratory distress syndrome ARDS 1 20 patients acute liver injury 3 60 patients and diarrhea 2 40 patients All patients were given antiviral therapy including oseltamivir oxygen inhalation and antibiotics Three patients were treated with glucocorticoids including two treated with oral glucocorticoids One of the five patients had transient hemostatic medication for hemoptysis Fortunately all patients did not need ICU care and were discharged from hospital without death In conclusion those patients with both COVID 19 and influenza virus infection did not appear to show a more severe condition because based on the laboratory findings imaging studies and patient prognosis they showed similar clinical characteristics as those patients with COVID 19 infection only However it is worth noting that the symptoms of nasal tampon and pharyngalgia may be more prone to appear for those co infection patients This article is protected by copyright All rights reserved PMID 32196707 PubMed as supplied by publisher