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Pulmonary superinfection with multidrug-resistant germs in a patient with immunocompromised status

Author(s) -

Cristina Tudor,

Raluca Petre,

Christina Chatzifilippidou,

Adrina Eleica

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

romanian journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2069-6051

pISSN - 1454-3389

DOI - 10.37897/rjid.2016.2.8

Subject(s) - superinfection , pneumonia , multiple drug resistance , medicine , intensive care medicine , antibiotics , population , intensive care , immunology , biology , microbiology and biotechnology , virus , environmental health

Infection with multidrug-resistant germs occurs in certain population at risk, usually in patients admitted in intensive care and is characterized by a high mortality. This paper presents the case of a patient with immunocompromised status witch associate a community lung infection with multiresistant gram-negative bacteria pneumonia. Fast bacteriological identification of the germs involved in lung infection allowed modification of antibiotic approach and a favorable outcome.

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