A Case of Community-Acquired Pneumonia Caused by Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Korea.
- Author:
Young Woong SON
1
;
In Young JUNG
;
Mi Young AHN
;
Yong Duk JEON
;
Hea Won ANN
;
Jin Young AHN
;
Nam Su KU
;
Sang Hoon HAN
;
Jun Young CHOI
;
Young Goo SONG
;
June Myung KIM
Author Information
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords: Acinetobacter baumannii; Community-acquired pneumonia; Multi-drug-resistance
- MeSH: Acinetobacter baumannii*; Acinetobacter*; Aged; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Humans; Korea*; Pneumonia*; Respiration, Artificial
- From:Infection and Chemotherapy 2017;49(4):297-300
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
- Abstract: Acinetobacter baumannii is an aerobic Gram-negative coccobacillus that causes nosocomial pneumonia in patients on mechanical ventilation or previously treated with broad-spectrum antibiotics. Nevertheless, community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) caused by A. baumannii, especially multi-drug resistant (MDR) strains, is rare. We experienced the first case of CAP caused by MDR A. baumannii in Korea in a 78-year-old man. This case shows that MDR A. baumannii can cause CAP in Korea.
