Death from pan-resistant superbug

Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as a pan-resistant superbug causing fatal infections in vulnerable patients. This report is the case of an immunosuppressed transplant patient with a fatal pneumonia due to pan-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Alternative therapy for resistant Acinetobacter infe...

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Autor principal: Nichols, Larry
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: São Paulo, SP: Universidade de São Paulo, Hospital Universitário 2019
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Article / Autopsy Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6656356/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31440482
http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2019.106
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description Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as a pan-resistant superbug causing fatal infections in vulnerable patients. This report is the case of an immunosuppressed transplant patient with a fatal pneumonia due to pan-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Alternative therapy for resistant Acinetobacter infection is currently the subject of intense interest and research. This report illustrates the features of this type of emerging infectious disease and reviews some of the novel approaches to treatment.
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spelling pubmed-66563562019-08-22 Death from pan-resistant superbug Nichols, Larry Autops Case Rep Article / Autopsy Case Report Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as a pan-resistant superbug causing fatal infections in vulnerable patients. This report is the case of an immunosuppressed transplant patient with a fatal pneumonia due to pan-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Alternative therapy for resistant Acinetobacter infection is currently the subject of intense interest and research. This report illustrates the features of this type of emerging infectious disease and reviews some of the novel approaches to treatment. São Paulo, SP: Universidade de São Paulo, Hospital Universitário 2019-07-19 /pmc/articles/PMC6656356/ /pubmed/31440482 http://dx.doi.org/10.4322/acr.2019.106 Text en Autopsy and Case Reports. ISSN 2236-1960. Copyright © 2019. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License, which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium provided the article is properly cited.
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