A case of fulminant community-acquired Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia in Korea
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
;
: 486-490, 2013.
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Acinetobacter baumannii (AB) is a common pathogen found in patients with hospital-acquired 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.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Time Factors
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Acinetobacter Infections
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Treatment Failure
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Fatal Outcome
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Community-Acquired Infections
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Disease Progression
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Acinetobacter baumannii
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Republic of Korea
Limits:
Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
Year:
2013
Type:
Article
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