title: Coinfection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and pandemic H1N1 influenza A virus in a patient with lung cancer.
abstract: Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, and Staphylococcus aureus were responsible for bacterial coinfection during previous or 2009 influenza pandemic and were associated with a higher risk of influenza-related morbidity and mortality. Despite tuberculosis (TB) is still a growing problem worldwide, Mycobacterial tuberculosis is rarely a copathogen with influenza. We hereby report a cancer patient with TB and pandemic H1N1 influenza A virus coinfection. Physicians should be aware that TB may present as a coinfection in an immunocompromised patient with 2009 influenza A (H1N1) infection, especially in TB endemic area.
authors.affiliation: Department of Intensive Care Medicine, Chi-Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Che-Kim
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Tan
authors.forename: Chiang-Lian
authors.initials: CL
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.forename: Jin-Yuan
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Shih
authors.forename: Li-Na
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Chien-Ching
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Hung
authors.forename: Chih-Cheng
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Yu-Tsung
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Po-Ren
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Hsueh
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D053118:Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000821:virology; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology / Q000821:virology