Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia due to Acinetobacter baumannii in North America: Case Report and Review of the Literature | Zendy

David P. Serota | Zendy; Mary Elizabeth Sexton | Zendy; Colleen S. Kraft | Zendy; Federico Palacio | Zendy

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Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia due to Acinetobacter baumannii in North America: Case Report and Review of the Literature

Author(s) -

David P. Serota,

Mary Elizabeth Sexton,

Colleen S. Kraft,

Federico Palacio

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofy044

Subject(s) - acinetobacter baumannii , medicine , pneumonia , pathogenic organism , intensive care medicine , community acquired pneumonia , acinetobacter , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , pseudomonas aeruginosa , bacteria , genetics , biology

is a rare but emerging cause of fulminant community-acquired pneumonia (CAP-AB). We describe a patient from a rural area who developed acute respiratory distress syndrome and septic shock. We describe risk factors and characteristics of this syndrome and review published cases of CAP-AB from North America.

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