Korean J Intern Med.
2013 Jul;28(4):486-490. 10.3904/kjim.2013.28.4.486.
A case of fulminant community-acquired Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia in Korea
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- 1Department of Internal Medicine, Cheju Halla General Hospital, Jeju, Korea. songsh0605@gmail.com
- 2Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- KMID: 1503787
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2013.28.4.486
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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