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

Aikaterini Marini, Alexios S. Antonopoulos, Claudia Lakoniti, Evangelia Kouskouni, Konstantinos Gerolymatos

Volume 14 Issue 2

Global Journal of Medical Research

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.