A case of fulminant community-acquired Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia in Korea.
10.3904/kjim.2013.28.4.486
- Author:
Yoon Jung OH
1
;
Sung Heon SONG
;
Seung Hee BAIK
;
Hak Hyun LEE
;
In Mee HAN
;
Dong Hyun OH
Author Information
1. Department of Internal Medicine, Cheju Halla General Hospital, Jeju, Korea. songsh0605@gmail.com
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Acinetobacter baumannii;
Community-acquired pneumonia
- MeSH:
Acinetobacter Infections/diagnosis/*microbiology/therapy;
Acinetobacter baumannii/*isolation & purification;
Community-Acquired Infections/diagnosis/*microbiology/therapy;
Disease Progression;
Fatal Outcome;
Humans;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Republic of Korea;
Time Factors;
Treatment Failure
- From:The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
2013;28(4):486-490
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Acinetobacter baumannii (AB) is a common pathogen found in patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia all over the world. Community-acquired AB pneumonia, however, is very rare and has seldom been reported in Asia-Pacific countries. Community-acquired AB pneumonia has a fulminant course and is associated with a higher mortality than hospital-acquired AB pneumonia. In Korea, no case of fatal community-acquired AB pneumonia has been reported to date. Here, we describe the first fatal case of fulminant community-acquired AB pneumonia in Korea.
