Australian and New Zealand Journal of Medicine · 1989 · 19 citations · 5 references
MedicineInfectious DiseasesMicrobiologyBacteriologyMedical MicrobiologyPulmonologyBacterial InfectionsCommunity-acquired InfectionsPulmonary InfectionsRespiratory DiseaseRespiratory InfectionsRespiratory Tract InfectionsBacterial Respiratory DiseaseBacterial Respiratory InfectionChronic Lung Disease RiskCommunity-acquired Bacterial InfectionsInfection Risk FactorsNosocomial Pneumonia
We describe the first case report of community-acquired Acinetobacter pneumonia in Australia. Well recognised risk factors for this entity (alcoholism, diabetes mellitus and chronic lung disease) were present in our patient. His pneumonia ran a fulminant course, with death occurring within 24 hours of presentation to hospital. Whilst rare, this infection is being described with increasing frequency, particularly in developing countries including Papua New Guinea.
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