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

I-Chia Su; Kai-Ling Lee; Hsin-Yi Liu; Han-Chuan Chuang; Li-Yuan Chen; Yuarn-Jang Lee

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection (Apr 2019)

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

I-Chia Su,
Kai-Ling Lee,
Hsin-Yi Liu,
Han-Chuan Chuang,
Li-Yuan Chen,
Yuarn-Jang Lee

Affiliations

I-Chia Su: Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Kai-Ling Lee: Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Hsin-Yi Liu: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Han-Chuan Chuang: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Li-Yuan Chen: Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
Yuarn-Jang Lee: Corresponding author. Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, No 252, Wuxing St., Xinyi Dist., Taipei City 110, Taiwan. Fax: +886227203602.; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Infection Control, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 52, no. 2
pp. 365 – 366

Abstract

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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. Keywords: Coinfection, Influenza A(H1N1)pdm09, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Pneumonia

Published in Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

ISSN: 1684-1182 (Print)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: Hong Kong
LCC subjects: Science: Microbiology
Website: https://www.sciencedirect.com/journal/journal-of-microbiology-immunology-and-infection

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