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Severe infection in a lung transplant recipient caused by donor‐transmitted carbapenem‐resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
Author(s) -
Martins N.,
Martins I.S.,
Freitas W.V.,
Matos J.A.,
Magalhães A.C.G.,
Girão V.B.C.,
Dias R.C.S.,
Souza T.C.,
Pellegrino F.L.P.C.,
Costa L.D.,
Boasquevisque C.H.R.,
Nouér S.A.,
Riley L.W.,
SantoroLopes G.,
Moreira B.M.
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2011.00701.x
Subject(s) - medicine , acinetobacter baumannii , carbapenem , acinetobacter , microbiology and biotechnology , intensive care medicine , pseudomonas aeruginosa , antibiotics , bacteria , genetics , biology
We describe a case of proven donor transmission of carbapenem‐resistant A cinetobacter baumannii , which resulted in severe infectious complications after lung transplantation. A single bla OXA‐23 positive strain, belonging to a new multilocus sequence type ( ST 231), was isolated from donor and recipient, who died 65 days after transplantation. This report highlights the current challenges associated with the potential transmission of multidrug‐resistant infections through organ transplantation.