Community-acquired bacteremic cellulitis caused by Acinetobacter baumannii

J Formos Med Assoc. 2003 Sep;102(9):650-2.

Abstract

Acinetobacter baumannii is rarely encountered as a pathogen causing community-acquired skin and soft tissue infection. A 79-year-old man had a fever for 3 days accompanied by pain and swelling over the left leg around an old scar caused by a dog bite 10 years ago. Two sets of blood cultures and a wound culture all yielded A. baumannii. The patient's condition deteriorated initially but recovered completely after 3 weeks of meropenem treatment. This case suggests that A. baumannii should be included among pathogens with the potential to cause complicated skin infection in the community.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acinetobacter Infections / diagnosis*
  • Acinetobacter Infections / drug therapy
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / isolation & purification*
  • Aged
  • Cellulitis / drug therapy
  • Cellulitis / microbiology*
  • Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis*
  • Community-Acquired Infections / drug therapy
  • Humans
  • Leg / microbiology
  • Male
  • Meropenem
  • Thienamycins / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Thienamycins
  • Meropenem