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

Alexios S. Antonopoulos

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Alexios S. Antonopoulos

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cryptococcus; tuberculosis; pulmonary infection; non-neoformans

Abstract

We report the first case of concomitant C. laurentii and M. tuberculosis pulmonary infection in a non-immunocompromised 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.

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Fatal Pulmonary Infection by a Multi-Resistant Strain of C.laurentii in a Patient with Active Pulmonary Tuberculosis. (2014). Global Journal of Medical Research, 14(C2), 21-24. https://medicalresearchjournal.org/index.php/GJMR/article/view/582

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