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

Publication date: Available online 8 June 2018Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and InfectionAuthor(s): I-Chia Su, Kai-Ling Lee, Hsin-Yi Liu, Han-Chuan Chuang, Li-Yuan Chen, Yuarn-Jang LeeAbstractCoinfection 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.
Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection - Category: Microbiology Source Type: research