Enfermedad invasora por Streptococcus pyogenes como coinfección en un paciente con influenza A H1N1

• Gonzalo Guerrero S ^[1] ; Felipe Marín S ^[1]
  1. [1] Universidad de Los Andes

     Universidad de Los Andes

     Colombia

     
• Localización: Revista Médica de Chile, ISSN-e 0034-9887, Vol. 143, Nº. 8, 2015, págs. 1070-1075
• Idioma: español
• Títulos paralelos:
  • Invasive disease due to Streptococcus pyogenes in a patient with A H1N1 influenza infection. Report of one case
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  • Bacterial superinfection is a known complication among patients affected by viral respiratory tract infections. Streptococcus pyogenes, a major bacterial agent involved in acute tonsillopharyngitis, skin and soft tissue infections, was reported as a co-infecting microorganism during the 2009 A H1N1 influenza pandemic. We report a 65-year-old male patient who evolved with multifocal pneumonia and multiple organ failure with a fatal outcome. Influenza A H1N1 was detected by a polymerase chain reaction-based technique from a tracheal aspirate sample. S. pyogenes was identified by a rapid test from a nasopharyngeal sample and isolated afterwards from a positive blood culture.