COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED BACTEREMIC ACINETOBACTER PNEUMONIA WITH SURVIVAL

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作者
ACHAR, KN
JOHNY, M
ACHAR, MN
MENON, NK
机构
[1] AMIRI TEACHING HOSP,DEPT INTERNAL MED,KUWAIT,KUWAIT
[2] AMIRI TEACHING HOSP,DEPT ANAESTHESIOL,KUWAIT,KUWAIT
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10.1136/pgmj.69.818.934
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
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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 cotrimaoxzole. He made a slow but remarkable recovery from the pneumonia. Acinetobacter is a rare potentially fatal cause of community-acquired pneumonia.
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页码:934 / 937
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