Miliary Tuberculosis due to Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium smegmatis associated with invasive aspergillosis in a renal transplant recipient
Infections in renal transplant recipients (RTRs) carry great risk of morbidity-mortality, and the risk of graft loss. Concomitant infections, although common in immunosuppressed patients, should be highly suspected. The present case involves a RTR with opportunistic pulmonary co-infections caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTb), Mycobacterium smegmatis (MSm), and Aspergillus spp. While MSm can be a colonizing microorganism, we demonstrate that it can also be pathogenic.
Authors
- Mauricio Carvallo-Venegas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0037-3395)
- Benitez Cristian Alejandro
- Antonio de Jesús Andrade-Ortega (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6796-1445)
- Carrasco-Carrizosa Aldo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6267-7274)
- A Federico-Rivera Jorge
- José Ignacio Cerrillos‐Gutiérrez (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2443-9515)
- Jorge Andrade‐Sierra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1663-8223)
- Andrea Elízabeth
Institutions
- Mexican Social Security Institute (MX)
- Universidad de Guadalajara (MX)
- Secretaría de Salud de Jalisco (MX)
- Instituto Jalisciense de Cancerología (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Nephrology
- Published
- 2025-05-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12882-025-04159-3
- Primary Topic
- Mycobacterium research and diagnosis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00