Pulmonary superinfection with multidrug-resistant germs in a patient with immunocompromised status

Abstract

Infection with multidrug-resistant germs occurs in certain population at risk, usually in patients admitted in intensive care and is characterized by a high mortality. This paper presents the case of a patient with immunocompromised status witch associate a community lung infection with multiresistant gram-negative bacteria pneumonia. Fast bacteriological identification of the germs involved in lung infection allowed modification of antibiotic approach and a favorable outcome.

Keywords

• gram-negative multidrug-resistant germs
• treponema pallidum
• lung pathology