Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and pleural empyema caused by multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in HIV and COVID 19 infected patient: A case report

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and pleural empyema caused by multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in HIV and COVID 19 infected patient: A case report

Summary: We analyzed the case of a 49-year-old woman with HIV infection off-therapy with poor viro-immunological compensation, not vaccinated for SARS-COV-2, hospitalized for lobar pneumonia and severe COVID19-related respiratory failure in intensive care unit (ICU). The hospitalization was complica...

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Main Authors: Rosa Anna Passerotto, Francesco Lamanna, Damiano Farinacci, Alex Dusina, Simona Di Giambenedetto, Arturo Ciccullo, Alberto Borghetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-06-01
Series:Infectious Medicine
Subjects:
Acinetobacter baumannii
colistin
cefiderocol
SARS-CoV-2
HIV
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2772431X23000096

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