Community-acquired Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia: a rare case in Brazil
ABSTRACT Acinetobacter baumannii, a common pathogen in nosocomial infections, is a rare cause of community-acquired pneumonia. This report highlights the difficulties in its early diagnosis and effective treatment, as it is a multidrug-resistant microorganism with rapid, unfavorable progression. To...
Published in: | Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical |
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Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)
2022
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0301-2022 https://doaj.org/article/e5dbe464ebe04a74a3b4278fc0dc556f |
Summary: | ABSTRACT Acinetobacter baumannii, a common pathogen in nosocomial infections, is a rare cause of community-acquired pneumonia. This report highlights the difficulties in its early diagnosis and effective treatment, as it is a multidrug-resistant microorganism with rapid, unfavorable progression. To better understand its clinical outcome, we searched the literature for similar cases but found no community-acquired cases in Brazil. |
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