Co-infection of Candida parapsilosis in a Patient of Pulmonary Actinomycosis-A Rare Case Report

Journal Title: Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research - Year 2017, Vol 11, Issue 1

Abstract

The diagnosis of pulmonary actinomycosis is difficult and less than 10% of cases are diagnosed at the initial presentation. Actinomycosis is always poly-microbial flora infection in human. On the other hand, Candida parapsilosis is an emerging fungal pathogen especially in immuno-compromised patients. Combined bacterial-fungal infection increases frequency and severity of the disease. This report is a case of a Candida parapsilosis co-infection in a 23-year-old male patient having pulmonary actinomycosis. This thereby could guide the clinicians towards an appropriate therapy.

Authors and Affiliations

Purbasha Ghosh, Indrajit Gupta, Mousumi Kar, Poulami Nandi, Prosenjit Naskar

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  • EP ID EP326962
  • DOI 10.7860/JCDR/2017/24268.9300
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Purbasha Ghosh, Indrajit Gupta, Mousumi Kar, Poulami Nandi, Prosenjit Naskar (2017). Co-infection of Candida parapsilosis in a Patient of Pulmonary Actinomycosis-A Rare Case Report. Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 11(1), 1-2. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-326962