Bacteremic Acinetobacter Herellea pneumonia with survival: case report.
A case of community-acquired pneumonia with Acinetobacter calcoacetium var. anitratus (Herellea vaginicola) is presented. Initial leukopenia and spare leukocytes in the sputum, followed by prolonged leukocytosis and fever, were unusual features of this case. The clinical significance and current antimicrobial drug therapy of acinetobacter infections are discussed.
D000150:Acinetobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002228:Carbenicillin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005839:Gentamicins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology; D013752:Tetracycline / Q000627:therapeutic use
D005839:Gentamicins; D013752:Tetracycline; D002228:Carbenicillin