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

J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2019 Apr;52(2):365-366. doi: 10.1016/j.jmii.2018.05.007. Epub 2018 Jun 8.

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.

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

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

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