An unusual cause of community-acquired pneumonia

We present a case of fatal community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) due to Acinetobacter baumannii, which is rarely reported in the northeastern United States. Previously reported cases originate from tropical and subtropical climates, and infection tends to have an aggressive course with a poor outcome....

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Autores principales: Mittal, Jaimie, Szymczak, Wendy A., Robbins, Noah, Harris, Carol, Nori, Priya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5751873/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29318108
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.idcr.2017.12.010
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Sumario:We present a case of fatal community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) due to Acinetobacter baumannii, which is rarely reported in the northeastern United States. Previously reported cases originate from tropical and subtropical climates, and infection tends to have an aggressive course with a poor outcome. Appropriate antimicrobial therapy is crucial; however, the associated systemic inflammatory response may overwhelm host defenses, especially in patients with certain co-morbidities.

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