Multiple Infectious Complications in a Patient With Influenza Infection

摘要

A55-year-old woman was admitted to her local hospital and immediately intubated after 5 days of worsening fever, malaise, cough, and dyspnea. Initial testing confirmed infection with influenza B, and the patient was started on oselta-mivir. Blood and sputum cultures obtained at the time of admission were positive for methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus. She was treated with a variety of antibiotic agents (including ampicillin-sulbactam, fluconazole, gentamicin, nafcil-lin, piperacillin-tazobactam, rifampin, and trimethoprim-sulfa-methoxazole) without improvement and was subsequently transferred to a tertiary care center.