Abstract
Acinetobacter baumannii is an important cause of healthcare-associated infections, and is particularly problematic among patients who undergo organ transplantation. We describe a case of fulminant sepsis caused by carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii harboring the blaOXA-23 carbapenemase gene and belonging to international clone II. This isolate led to the death of a patient 6 days after simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplantation. Autopsy findings revealed acute mitral valve endocarditis, myocarditis, splenic and renal emboli, peritonitis, and pneumonia. This case highlights the severe nature of certain A. baumannii infections and the vulnerability of transplanted patients to the increasingly intractable "high-risk" clones of multidrug-resistant organisms.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 289-296 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Transplant Infectious Disease |
Volume | 17 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1 Apr 2015 |
Keywords
- Acinetobacter baumannii
- Carbapenem resistance
- Endocarditis
- Simultaneous kidney-pancreas transplantation