Community-acquired bacteraemic Acinetobacter pneumonia with survival.
A 65 year old man was admitted with segmental consolidation of the left upper lobe after having stayed in a hotel for 2 days. He deteriorated rapidly on conventional antibiotic therapy and required ventilatory support. Acinetobacter calcoaceticus var. anitratus was grown from the sputum and blood cultures, which was treated with a combination of anti-pseudomonal agent, aminoglycoside and cotrimoxazole. He made a slow but remarkable recovery from the pneumonia. Acinetobacter is a rare potentially fatal cause of community-acquired pneumonia.
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Department of Internal Medicine, Amiri Hospital (Teaching), Kuwait.
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D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D000368:Aged; D000617:Aminoglycosides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000382:microbiology*; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination / Q000627:therapeutic use*
D000617:Aminoglycosides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination