title: [Severe community-acquired pneumonia due to Acinetobacter baumannii].
abstract: A 78-year-old man with COPD was admitted in August 2010 complaining of productive cough and fever of 38 degrees C for 2 days. He was admitted with septic shock and pneumonia of the right upper lobe. Despite antibiotic administration, infiltration progressed to the right lung and lower left lung after 24 hours, and he developed acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and disseminated intravascular coagulation. All cultures from both sputum and blood grew Acinetobacter baumannii. He recovered following intensive care. Although some community-acquired pneumonias by A. baumannii are reported in Japan, this is the first report concerning a successfully treated patient.
authors: Department of Internal Medicine, Sendai City Hospital.
authors: Mamiko
authors: M
authors: Tanaka
authors: Masanori
authors: M
authors: Asada
authors: Akio
authors: A
authors: Kanda
authors: Keito
authors: K
authors: Okazaki
authors: Shinya
authors: S
authors: Inomata
authors: Naoki
authors: N
authors: Akiu
authors: Satoru
authors: S
authors: Ebihara
mesh_terms: D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000368:Aged; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000382:microbiology*; D004211:Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000382:microbiology