Death from pan-resistant superbug
Autops. Case Rep
;
9(3): e2019106, July-Sept. 2019. ilus
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in English
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| ID: biblio-1016813
ABSTRACT
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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Main subject:
Acinetobacter Infections
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Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Autops. Case Rep
Journal subject:
Anatomia
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Patologia Cl¡nica
/
Patologia Legal
Year:
2019
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United States
Institution/Affiliation country:
Mercer University School of Medicine/US
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