Open AccessA Case of Pulmonary Co-Infection by Mycobacterium Tuberculosis and Nocardia spp. in a Lung Transplant Recipient
Author(s) -
Dina Rnjak,
Feđa Džubur,
Miroslav Samaržija,
Mateja Janković Makek,
Goran Glodić,
Ana Hečimović,
Gordana Pavliša,
Jelena Knežević
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
infektološki glasnik
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.105
H-Index - 7
eISSN - 1848-7769
pISSN - 1331-2820
DOI - 10.37797/ig.41.3.5
Subject(s) - nocardia , coinfection , lung , medicine , lung transplantation , mycobacterium tuberculosis , tuberculosis , mycobacterium , microbiology and biotechnology , immunology , pathology , biology , bacteria , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , genetics
Lung transplantation is a therapeutic option for the treatment of advanced lung disease. The risk of pulmonary infections is increased in lung transplant recipients. We report a case of a pulmonary coinfection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Nocardia species in a lung transplant recipient.