A Staphylococcus aureus Coinfection on a COVID-19 Pneumonia in a Breast Cancer Patient.
Silvia SpotoEmanuele ValerianiElisabetta RivaMarina De CesarisGiuseppe ToniniBruno VincenziLuciana LocorriereGiuseppina Beretta AnguissolaAngelo Lauria PantanoElisa BrandoSebastiano CostantinoMassimo CiccozziSilvia AngelettiPublished in: International journal of general medicine (2020)
The high risk of mortality of our patient was due to viral-bacterial coinfection, advanced cancer status with active immunotherapy. This case highlights the need for a prompt clinical, laboratory, and radiological evaluation to allow a correct diagnosis and start a specific therapy.