Fulminant community-acquired pneumonia probably caused by Acinetobacter lwoffii.
We describe a case of fulminant community-acquired pneumonia probably caused by Acinetobacter lwoffii. A 63-year-old woman was admitted with an acute respiratory illness and consolidation in the right upper lobe. She deteriorated rapidly despite antibiotic therapy, and required ventilatory support. The patient died of multiple organ failure and intractable shock, 7 days after admission to hospital; her disease was probably caused by A. lwoffii.
Toyoshima
Mikio
M
Department of Respiratory Medicine, Hamamatsu Rosai Hospital, Hamamatsu, Japan. ckm92650@star.odn.ne.jp
Chida
Kingo
K
Suda
Takafumi
T
D000150:Acinetobacter / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009102:Multiple Organ Failure / Q000382:microbiology; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology*; D012121:Respiration, Artificial
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents