When Obstruction Meets Infection: A Case of Multi- Drug Resistant (MDR) E. Coli Community Acquired Pneumonia in a Patient with Metastatic Melanoma

Authors

Victor Diaz, MS, Thomas Jefferson University
David Saeed, MS, Thomas Jefferson University

Abstract

Multidrug resistant Escherichia Coli (MDR E. Coli) is a less common cause of bacterial community-acquired pneumonia as compared to Streptococcus pneumoniae and Staphylococcus aureus. We present a case of MDR E. Coli community-acquired pneumonia diagnosed on culture of bronchoalveolar lavage specimens (BAL) after bronchoscopic debulking of a metastatic melanoma mass completely obstructing the left main stem bronchus (LMSB).

Recommended Citation

Diaz, MS, Victor and Saeed, MS, David (2024) "When Obstruction Meets Infection: A Case of Multi- Drug Resistant (MDR) E. Coli Community Acquired Pneumonia in a Patient with Metastatic Melanoma," The Medicine Forum: Vol. 25, Article 21.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.29046/TMF.025.1.020
Available at: https://jdc.jefferson.edu/tmf/vol25/iss1/21