<i>Pandoraea pnomenusa</i> Superinfection in a Patient with SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia: First Case in the Literature

Abstract

Pandoraea pnomenusa is a Gram-negative bacterium of the Pandoraea genus and is mainly associated with the colonization of structurally abnormal airways. During the COVID-19 pandemic, many microorganisms have been associated with coinfection and superinfection in SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia, but so far, no coinfection or superinfection by P. pnomenusa has been reported. We present the first case describing this association in a previously healthy patient. Clinical manifestations, treatment, and outcomes are shown.

Keywords

• <i>Pandoraea pnomenusa</i>
• SARS-CoV-2
• SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia
• bacterial pneumonia
• COVID-19
• coinfection