Severe community-acquired pneumonia due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa coinfection in an influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 patient

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Abstract

Coinfection with Pseudomonas aeruginosa in patients with influenza is rare. Herein, we report a 39-year-old female patient who presented with severe community-acquired pneumonia due to coinfection with influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 and P. aeruginosa, which progressed to multifocal pneumonia with a fatal outcome.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)365-366
Number of pages2
JournalJournal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Volume52
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 1 2019

Keywords

  • Coinfection
  • Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09
  • Pneumonia
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Community-Acquired Infections/epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype/pathogenicity
  • Coinfection/epidemiology
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Thorax/diagnostic imaging
  • Fatal Outcome
  • Adult
  • Female
  • Influenza, Human/microbiology
  • Pneumonia/epidemiology
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa/drug effects

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases
  • General Immunology and Microbiology
  • Immunology and Allergy

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