First report of Acinetobacter pittii acute community-acquired pneumonia in an immunocompetent patient in France following a heat wave.
BMC Infect Dis
; 24(1): 35, 2024 Jan 02.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
In recent years, Acinetobacter baumannii-calcoaceticus complex (ABC) infections have attracted attention, mainly because of the impact of carbapenem-resistant isolates in hospital-acquired infections. However, acute community-acquired ABC infections are not uncommon in warm and humid countries, where they are responsible for community-acquired infections with specific clinical features. To date, such infection has not been reported in France. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of a 55-year-old non-immunocompromised patient living in France with no known risk factors for community-acquired ABC infections who presented pneumonia with bloodstream infection due to wild-type A. pittii. The outcome was favorable after 7 days of antibiotic treatment with cefepime. We confirmed bacterial identification with whole-genome sequencing, and we examined the A. pitii core-genome phylogeny for genomic clusters.CONCLUSIONS:
This situation is uncommon in Europe and occurred after a heat wave in France with temperatures above 38 °C. Herein, we discuss the possibility that this pneumonia may be emerging in the current context of global warming.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Neumonía
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Acinetobacter
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Infecciones por Acinetobacter
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Infecciones Comunitarias Adquiridas
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Acinetobacter baumannii
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Humans
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
BMC Infect Dis
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia