Community-acquired bacteremic cellulitis caused by acinetobacter baumannii

Wen Chu Chiang; Chan Ping Su; Chiung Yuan Hsu; Shey Ying Chen; Yee Chun Chen; Shan Chwen Chang; Po Ren Hsueh

Community-acquired bacteremic cellulitis caused by acinetobacter baumannii

Wen Chu Chiang, Chan Ping Su, Chiung Yuan Hsu, Shey Ying Chen, Yee Chun Chen, Shan Chwen Chang, Po Ren Hsueh

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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 cummunity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	650-652
Number of pages	3
Journal	Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume	102
Issue number	9
Publication status	Published - Sept 1 2003
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Acinetobacter baumannii
Bacteremia
Case report
Cellulitis
Community-acquired

ASJC Scopus subject areas

General Medicine

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Community-acquired bacteremic cellulitis caused by acinetobacter baumannii

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