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Community-Acquired Acinetobacter calcoaceticus var anitratus Pneumonia
Glenn L. Goodhart, MD;
Elias Abrutyn, MD;
Rita Watson, MD;
Richard K Root, MD;
Joseph Egert, MD
JAMA. 1977;238(14):1516-1518.
Abstract
Two patients had community-acquired Acinetobacter calcoaceticus var anitratus pneumonia. Both patients were alcoholic and one was cirrhotic. One patient died and the other received two weeks of gentamicin therapy and survived. Misinterpretation of the sputum Gram stain delayed diagnosis and institution of proper therapy in both cases. In addition to organisms sensitive to penicillins such as Neisseria or Haemophilus, Acinetobacter must be considered in the differential diagnosis of community-acquired Gramnegative coccobacillary pneumonia.
(JAMA 238:1516-1518, 1977)
Author Affiliations
From the Veterans Administration Hospital (Drs Goodhart and Abrutyn), the Medical College of Pennsylvania (Dr Egert), and the University of Pennsylvania Infectious Disease Services (Drs Watson and Root), Philadelphia.
Footnotes
Reprint requests to Veterans Administration Hospital, University and Woodland Avenues, Philadelphia, PA 19104 (Dr Goodhart).
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