Co-infection with Nocardia asiatica and Pneumocystis jirovecii:one case report and literature review
10.12138/j.issn.1671-9638.20244888
- VernacularTitle:亚洲诺卡菌合并耶氏肺孢子菌感染1例并文献复习
- Author:
Ling LIU
1
;
Jing-Hong DAI
;
Hong WANG
;
Yue SUN
;
Yu-Ying QIU
Author Information
1. 南京大学医学院附属鼓楼医院呼吸与危重症医学科,江苏南京 210008
- Keywords:
pulmonary nocardiosis;
Pneumocystis;
pneumonia;
metagenomic next-generation sequencing;
diagno-sis;
literature review
- From:
Chinese Journal of Infection Control
2024;23(6):757-761
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Pulmonary nocardiosis and pneumocystis pneumonia are rare opportunistic infections clinically,both tend to occur in immunocompromised patients.However,the co-infection of the two has been reported rarely.With complex clinical and imaging findings,the co-infection is difficult to diagnose and treat.This article reports the dia-gnosis and treatment process of a case of the co-infection with Nocardia asiatica and Pneumocystis,reviewed the relevant literatures,so as to improve the understanding of the disease.
