Alexios S. Antonopoulos

Research

Fatal Pulmonary Infection by a Multi-Resistant Strain of C.laurentii in a Patient with Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Article July 26, 2014

We report the first case of concomitant C. laurentii and M. tuberculosis pulmonary infection in a nonimmunocompromised patient caused by a multiresistant C.laurentii strain and the fourth reported case of C.laurentii pulmonary infection up to now. We review the literature regarding C. laurentii pulmonary infections as well as its treatment.