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<journal-id>2448-8909</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Medicina crítica (Colegio Mexicano de Medicina Crítica)]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Med. crít. (Col. Mex. Med. Crít.)]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2448-8909</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Colegio Mexicano de Medicina Crítica A.C.]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S2448-89092022000300183</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.35366/105386</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Identificación de Lophomonas blattarum en secreción bronquial de un paciente con COVID-19. Reporte de un caso y revisión de la literatura]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Identification of Lophomonas blattarum in the bronchial secretion of a patient with COVID-19. Case report and literature review]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Identificação de Lophomonas blattarum em secreção bronquial de paciente com COVID-19. Relato de caso e revisão da literatura]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Vásquez-Revilla]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Héctor Romeo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Revilla-Rodríguez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Eduardo]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Millán-Villavicencio]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Itzel Araís]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social Hospital General de Zona No. 1 «Dr. Demetrio Mayoral Pardo» ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Oaxaca ]]></addr-line>
<country>Mexico</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>36</volume>
<numero>3</numero>
<fpage>183</fpage>
<lpage>186</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2448-89092022000300183&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2448-89092022000300183&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2448-89092022000300183&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen La infección por Lophomonas es una infección rara comúnmente asociada con pacientes inmunosuprimidos. El diagnóstico de las infecciones es realizado mediante la observación directa bajo el microscopio de luz de muestras de secreción bronquial obtenido por aspiración, cepillado broncoalveolar o biopsia pulmonar, al buscar otros agentes. En los pacientes con COVID-19, el uso de fármacos inmunosupresores y la presencia de comorbilidades podría contribuir al desarrollo de este tipo de infecciones. Presentamos el caso de una paciente con neumonía por COVID-19 que desarrolló síndrome de insuficiencia respiratoria aguda grave y se documentó Lophomonas en frotis de secreción bronquial.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Lophomonas infection is a rare infection commonly associated with immunosuppressed patients. The diagnosis of infections is made by direct observation under the light microscope of samples of bronchial secretion obtained by aspiration, bronchoalveolar brushing or lung biopsy, when looking for other agents. In COVID-19 patients, the use of immunosuppressive drugs and the presence of comorbidities could contribute to the development of this type of infection. We present the case of a patient with COVID-19 pneumonia who developed severe acute respiratory distress syndrome and Lophomonas was documented in bronchial secretion smears.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo A infecção por Lophomonas é uma infecção rara comumente associada a pacientes imunossuprimidos. O diagnóstico das infecções é feito pela observação direta ao microscópio de luz de amostras de secreção brônquica obtidas por aspiração, escovação brônquica alveolar ou biópsia pulmonar, na busca de outros agentes. Em pacientes com COVID-19, o uso de drogas imunossupressoras e a presença de comorbidades podem contribuir para o desenvolvimento desse tipo de infecção. Apresentamos o caso de um paciente com pneumonia por COVID-19 que desenvolveu síndrome do desconforto respiratório agudo grave e Lophomonas foi documentado em esfregaços de secreção brônquica.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[pneumonia]]></kwd>
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