Open AccessCo-Infection Pneumonia with Mycobacterium abscessus and Pneumocystis jiroveci in a Patient without HIV Infection Diagnosed by Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing
Author(s) -
Dan Xie,
Ying Xian,
Jingya You,
Wen Xu,
Fan Min,
Xiaogang Bi,
Kouxing Zhang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
infection and drug resistance
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.033
H-Index - 39
ISSN - 1178-6973
DOI - 10.2147/idr.s292768
Subject(s) - pneumocystis jirovecii , medicine , bronchoalveolar lavage , mycobacterium abscessus , linezolid , pneumonia , trimethoprim , immunology , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , lung , pathology , mycobacterium , tuberculosis , biology , vancomycin , staphylococcus aureus , bacteria , genetics
Co-infection pneumonia with Mycobacterium abscessus ( M. abscessus ) and Pneumocystis jirovecii ( P. jirovecii ) is rarely reported in previously healthy patients without HIV infection. The diagnosis of pneumonia of M. abscessus and P. jirovecii remains challenging due to its nonspecific clinical presentation and the inadequate performance of conventional diagnostic methods.