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Tuberc Respir Dis (Seoul). 2015 Oct;78(4):366-70. doi: 10.4046/trd.2015.78.4.366. Epub 2015 Oct 1.
[h=1]A Case of Severe Pseudomembranous Tracheobronchitis Complicated by Co-infection of Influenza A (H1N1) and Staphylococcus aureus in an Immunocompetent Patient.[/h] Park SS[SUP]1[/SUP], Kim SH[SUP]1[/SUP], Kim M[SUP]1[/SUP], Kim JW[SUP]1[/SUP], Ko YM[SUP]1[/SUP], Kim SK[SUP]1[/SUP], Kim SH[SUP]1[/SUP], Kim CH[SUP]1[/SUP].
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[h=3]Abstract[/h] Although influenza A (H1N1) virus leads to self-limiting illness, co-infection with bacteria may result in cases of severe respiratory failure due to inflammation and necrosis of intra-airway, as pseudomembranous tracheobronchitis. Pseudomembranous tracheobronchitis is usually developed in immunocompromised patients, but it can also occur in immunocompetent patients on a very rare basis. We report a case of pseudomembranous tracheobronchitis complicated by co-infection of inflenaza A and Staphylococcus aureus, causing acute respiratory failure in immunocompetent patients.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Influenza, Human; Staphylococcus aureus
PMID: 26508926 [PubMed] PMCID: PMC4620332 Free full text
[h=1]A Case of Severe Pseudomembranous Tracheobronchitis Complicated by Co-infection of Influenza A (H1N1) and Staphylococcus aureus in an Immunocompetent Patient.[/h] Park SS[SUP]1[/SUP], Kim SH[SUP]1[/SUP], Kim M[SUP]1[/SUP], Kim JW[SUP]1[/SUP], Ko YM[SUP]1[/SUP], Kim SK[SUP]1[/SUP], Kim SH[SUP]1[/SUP], Kim CH[SUP]1[/SUP].
[h=3]Author information[/h]
[h=3]Abstract[/h] Although influenza A (H1N1) virus leads to self-limiting illness, co-infection with bacteria may result in cases of severe respiratory failure due to inflammation and necrosis of intra-airway, as pseudomembranous tracheobronchitis. Pseudomembranous tracheobronchitis is usually developed in immunocompromised patients, but it can also occur in immunocompetent patients on a very rare basis. We report a case of pseudomembranous tracheobronchitis complicated by co-infection of inflenaza A and Staphylococcus aureus, causing acute respiratory failure in immunocompetent patients.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] Influenza, Human; Staphylococcus aureus
PMID: 26508926 [PubMed] PMCID: PMC4620332 Free full text