Community-acquired Acinetobacter calcoaceticus pneumonia in a patient with agammaglobulinaemia
We herein describe the case of a 38-year-old patient with congenital agammaglobulinemia who presented with community-acquired pneumonia; acute respiratory failure with sepsis ensued requiring ICU admission, mechanical ventilation and vasopressors administration. The causative organism was identified...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-05-01
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| Series: | New Microbes and New Infections |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297521000342 |
| Summary: | We herein describe the case of a 38-year-old patient with congenital agammaglobulinemia who presented with community-acquired pneumonia; acute respiratory failure with sepsis ensued requiring ICU admission, mechanical ventilation and vasopressors administration. The causative organism was identified as Acinetobacter calcoaceticus, sensitive to multiple agents. Stewardship was effectively applied; clinical, biologic and radiologic improvement resulted, and the patient was later discharged on ciprofloxacin therapy; improvement being maintained thereafter. This is the first reported case of community-acquired Acinetobacter pneumonia in our region. |
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| ISSN: | 2052-2975 |