First report of cavitary pneumonia due to community-acquired Acinetobacter pittii, study of virulence and overview of pathogenesis and treatment

BACKGROUND: Acinetobacter pittii is a nosocomial pathogen rarely involved in community-acquired infections. We report for the first time that A. pittii can be responsible for cavitary community-acquired pneumonia and study its virulence, and discuss its pathogenesis and treatment options. CASE PRESE...

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Autores principales: Larcher, Romaric, Pantel, Alix, Arnaud, Erik, Sotto, Albert, Lavigne, Jean-Philippe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5500973/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28683724
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2589-0

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5500973/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28683724
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2589-0

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