A Case of Pulmonary Co-Infection by <i>Mycobacterium Tuberculosis </i>and <i>Nocardia</i> spp. in a Lung Transplant Recipient
Dina Rnjak, Feđa Džubur, Miroslav Samaržija, Mateja Janković Makek, Goran Glodić, Ana Hečimović, Gordana Pavliša, Jelena Knežević
Infektološki glasnik · 2022-04
Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
- Nocardia
- Coinfection
- Lung
- Medicine
- Lung transplantation
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Tuberculosis
- Mycobacterium
- Microbiology
- Immunology