Mixed pneumonic plague and nosocomial MDR-bacterial infection of lung: a rare case report

Mixed pneumonic plague and nosocomial MDR-bacterial infection of lung: a rare case report

Abstract Background Plague is a life-threatening disease caused by the bacterium, Yersinia pestis. Madagascar is the leading country for human plague cases worldwide. Human plague is a serious disease, particularly in its septicaemic and pneumonic forms. We report a case of pneumonic plague co-infec...

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Main Authors: Voahangy Andrianaivoarimanana, Eric Bertherat, Rojo Rajaonarison, Tiana Rakotondramaro, Christophe Rogier, Minoarisoa Rajerison
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-05-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Yersinia pestis
Stenotrophomonas maltophilia
Pneumonia
Madagascar
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-018-0656-y

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