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Case Reports
. 2019 Jul 19;9(3):e2019106.
doi: 10.4322/acr.2019.106. eCollection 2019 Jul-Sep.

Death from pan-resistant superbug

Larry Nichols  1
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Case Reports

Death from pan-resistant superbug

Larry Nichols. Autops Case Rep. .

Abstract

Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as a pan-resistant superbug causing fatal infections in vulnerable patients. This report is the case of an immunosuppressed transplant patient with a fatal pneumonia due to pan-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Alternative therapy for resistant Acinetobacter infection is currently the subject of intense interest and research. This report illustrates the features of this type of emerging infectious disease and reviews some of the novel approaches to treatment.

Keywords: Acinetobacter; Autopsy; Drug resistance, Bacterial; Pneumonia.

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Conflict of interest: None

Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1. Photomicrograph of the lung. The alveoli are filled with inflammatory cells mixed with some fibrin and a few red blood cells. Most of the inflammatory cells are macrophages (characteristic of subacute phase pneumonia), replacing neutrophils (characteristic of acute phase pneumonia) (H&E,200X).
Figure 2
Figure 2. Photomicrograph of the lung. There are large numbers of small Gram-negative coccobacilli, many of them intracellular (Brown and Brenn, 400X).
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