title: A case of fulminant community-acquired Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia in Korea.
abstract: Acinetobacter baumannii (AB) is a common pathogen found in patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia all over the world. Community-acquired AB pneumonia, however, is very rare and has seldom been reported in Asia-Pacific countries. Community-acquired AB pneumonia has a fulminant course and is associated with a higher mortality than hospital-acquired AB pneumonia. In Korea, no case of fatal community-acquired AB pneumonia has been reported to date. Here, we describe the first fatal case of fulminant community-acquired AB pneumonia in Korea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Cheju Halla General Hospital, Jeju, Korea.
authors.forename: Yoon Jung
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Sung Heon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Seung Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Baik
authors.forename: Hak Hyun
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: In Mee
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Dong Hyun
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Oh
mesh_terms: D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000628:therapy; D018450:Disease Progression; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D056910:Republic of Korea; D013997:Time Factors; D017211:Treatment Failure
keywords: Acinetobacter baumannii; Community-acquired pneumonia