Community-acquired Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia: a rare case in Brazil

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Izadora Raduan Brigo, Leandro de Resende Yamamoto, Rodrigo Juliano Molina
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2022
• Subjects: Acinetobacter baumannii; Community-acquired pneumonia; Alcohol; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/0037-8682-0301-2022; https://doaj.org/article/e5dbe464ebe04a74a3b4278fc0dc556f

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.