title: Community-acquired bacteraemic Acinetobacter pneumonia with survival.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Amiri Hospital (Teaching), Kuwait.
authors.forename: K N
authors.initials: KN
authors.lastname: Achar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Johny
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Achar
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Menon
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000617:Aminoglycosides; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015662:Trimethoprim, Sulfamethoxazole Drug Combination