Co-infection by Cryptococcus neoformans fungaemia and non-tuberculous mycobacteria with Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia in a newly diagnosed HIV-infected patient.
Eihab A SubahiMohamad S AljafarHaidar H BarjasMohamed AbdelrazekFatima A RasoulPublished in: Clinical case reports (2021)
Opportunistic infections are common in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected patients. Co-infections with Cryptococcus neoformans and Mycobacterium species together with Pneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia (PCP) are rare and typically occur in immunocompromised individuals, particularly acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv infected
- newly diagnosed
- hiv infected patients
- hiv positive
- end stage renal disease
- hiv aids
- hepatitis c virus
- ejection fraction
- peritoneal dialysis
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- intensive care unit
- patient reported
- acute respiratory distress syndrome