First report of cavitary pneumonia due to community-acquired Acinetobacter pittii, study of virulence and overview of pathogenesis and treatment.
Romaric LarcherAlix PantelErik ArnaudAlbert SottoJean-Philippe LavignePublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2017)
Community-acquired A. pittii should be considered as possible cause of sub-acute cavitary pneumonia particularly in a smoking and/or immunocompromised patient despite its low virulence potential.
Keyphrases
- respiratory failure
- pseudomonas aeruginosa
- escherichia coli
- staphylococcus aureus
- mental health
- healthcare
- antimicrobial resistance
- biofilm formation
- liver failure
- extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
- acinetobacter baumannii
- case report
- community acquired pneumonia
- intensive care unit
- hepatitis b virus
- risk assessment
- drug resistant
- replacement therapy