Enfermedad invasora por Streptococcus pyogenes como coinfección en un paciente con influenza A H1N1 / Invasive disease due to Streptococcus pyogenes in a patient with A H1N1 influenza infection. Report of one case
Rev. méd. Chile
; 143(8): 1070-1075, ago. 2015. ilus, tab
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ABSTRACT
Bacterial superinfection is a known complication among patients affected by viral respiratory tract infections. Streptococcus pyogenes, a major bacterial agent involved in acute tonsillopharyngitis, skin and soft tissue infections, was reported as a co-infecting microorganism during the 2009 A H1N1 influenza pandemic. We report a 65-year-old male patient who evolved with multifocal pneumonia and multiple organ failure with a fatal outcome. Influenza A H1N1 was detected by a polymerase chain reaction-based technique from a tracheal aspirate sample. S. pyogenes was identified by a rapid test from a nasopharyngeal sample and isolated afterwards from a positive blood culture.
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LILACS
Main subject:
Pneumonia
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Streptococcus pyogenes
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Influenza, Human
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Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Aged
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Humans
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Male
Language:
Es
Journal:
Rev Med Chil
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Rev. méd. Chile
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Rev. méd. Chile (En línea)
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Revista médica de Chile
Journal subject:
MEDICINA
Year:
2015
Type:
Article