Acinetobacter lwoffii: bacteremia associated with acute gastroenteritis.
Acinetobacter lwoffii is a non-fermentative aerobic gram-negative bacillus that is seen as a normal flora of the oropharynx and skin in approximately 25% of the healthy individuals. Due to its ubiquitous nature, it is a potential opportunistic pathogen in patients with impaired immune systems, and it has been identified as a cause of nosocomial infections like septicemia, pneumonia, meningitis, urinary tract infections, skin and wound infections. To our knowledge, this is the first case reported of a community acquired A. lwoffii bacteremia associated with gastroenteritis.
Regalado
Nora G
NG
Center for Infectious Diseases and Travel Medicine, El Paso, Texas 79902, USA.
Martin
Greg
G
Antony
Suresh J
SJ
D000150:Acinetobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D000208:Acute Disease; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D005759:Gastroenteritis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015242:Ofloxacin / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D015242:Ofloxacin