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Fulminant community‐acquired pneumonia probably caused by Acinetobacter lwoffii
Author(s) -
TOYOSHIMA Mikio,
CHIDA Kingo,
SUDA Takafumi
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
respirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.857
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1440-1843
pISSN - 1323-7799
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2010.01780.x
Subject(s) - fulminant , medicine , pneumonia , community acquired pneumonia , respiratory failure , intensive care medicine , acinetobacter , disease , shock (circulatory) , pediatrics , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
We describe a case of fulminant community‐acquired pneumonia probably caused by Acinetobacter lwoffii . A 63‐year‐old woman was admitted with an acute respiratory illness and consolidation in the right upper lobe. She deteriorated rapidly despite antibiotic therapy, and required ventilatory support. The patient died of multiple organ failure and intractable shock, 7 days after admission to hospital; her disease was probably caused by A. lwoffii .