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Severe pneumococcal pneumonia with human rhinovirus/enterovirus coinfection leading to sepsis in a welder: a case report

  • By

  • Pavlina Peneva

  • Greta Kossian

  • Leon Nedelcev

  • Richard Coveney

  • Pavel Yordanov

  • Valentina Dimitrova

  • Petar Georgiev

  • Nikoleta Mircheva

  • Figen Mustafa

  • Anton Antonov

  • Miglena Tzenova

  • Antoanina Botseva

  • Nadezhda Ilieva

  • Velislava Tasheva

  • Yulia Doga

  • Diana Petkova

  • Tanya Dobreva

  • July 13, 2026

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    A 64-year-old male welder was admitted with severe pneumonia and hypoxemia, confirmed to have invasive pneumococcal disease and HRV/HEV coinfection.

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    The patient exhibited a dysregulated systemic inflammatory response, respiratory failure, and multiorgan dysfunction, meeting Sepsis-3 criteria.

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    Despite early intravenous antibiotic therapy, the patient's clinical course was prolonged and fluctuating due to the viral-bacterial interplay.

  • 4

    Welders, especially those with risk factors like smoking and lack of vaccination, show increased susceptibility to invasive pneumococcal disease.

  • 5

    The case emphasizes the need for early recognition and management of viral-bacterial coinfections to improve clinical outcomes in severe pneumonia.

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Severe pneumococcal pneumonia with human rhinovirus/enterovirus coinfection leading to sepsis in a welder: a case report

  • by Pavlina Peneva, Greta Kossian, Leon Nedelcev, Richard Coveney, Pavel Yordanov, Valentina Dimitrova, Petar Georgiev, Nikoleta Mircheva, Figen Mustafa, Anton Antonov, Miglena Tzenova, Antoanina Botseva, Nadezhda Ilieva, Velislava Tasheva, Yulia Doga, Diana Petkova, Tanya Dobreva

  • July 13, 2026

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