Complex and severe infection in a 67-year-old liver transplant recipient due to Cunninghamella elegans, Bordetella bronchiseptica, and Pneumocystis jirovecii

Complex and severe infection in a 67-year-old liver transplant recipient due to Cunninghamella elegans, Bordetella bronchiseptica, and Pneumocystis jirovecii

Abstract Introduction Cunninghamella elegans infections cause rare and severe mucormycosis. Bordetella bronchiseptica and Pneumocystis jirovecii relate to pneumonia. They are all clinically uncommon pathogens and no reports of co-infections have been reported. Case presentation Here we present a cas...

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Main Authors: Muyun Wei, Kangyi Gu, Juanxiu Qin, Xinhua Lu, Junqi Feng, Shaowei Mao, Min Li, Zhilan Li, Changsheng Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2025-02-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Case report
Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS)
Mucormycosis
Bordetella bronchiseptica
Cunninghamella elegans
Pneumocystis jirovecii
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-10568-4
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