CASE REPORT : A case of fulminant community-acquired Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia in Korea

Acinetobacter baumannii (AB) is a common pathogen found in patients with hospitalacquired 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 associ...

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Published in:The Korean journal of internal medicine 2013-07, Vol.28 (4), p.486
Main Authors: Yoon Jung Oh, Sung Heon Song, Seung Hee Baik, Hak Hyun Lee, In Mee Han, Dong Hyun Oh
Format: Article
Language:Korean
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Acinetobacter baumannii
Community-acquired pneumonia
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Summary:Acinetobacter baumannii (AB) is a common pathogen found in patients with hospitalacquired 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.
ISSN:1226-3303
2005-6648