Abstract
We describe the first case of community-acquired bacteremia caused by Acinetobacter radioresistens; the patient was a 32-year-old HIV-positive neutropenic woman. Ambiguous Gram staining and poor biochemical reactivity of blood culture isolates misguided early diagnosis and therapy. Bacterial identification was based on 16S rDNA sequence analysis. A. radioresistens can be considered as a cause of opportunistic infection in immunodeficient patients.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / diagnosis
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / drug therapy
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / microbiology*
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AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / physiopathology
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Acinetobacter / classification
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Acinetobacter / genetics
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Acinetobacter / isolation & purification*
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Acinetobacter Infections / diagnosis
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Acinetobacter Infections / drug therapy
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Acinetobacter Infections / microbiology*
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Acinetobacter Infections / physiopathology
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Adult
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Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use
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Bacteremia / diagnosis
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Bacteremia / drug therapy
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Bacteremia / microbiology*
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Bacteremia / physiopathology
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Ciprofloxacin / therapeutic use
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Community-Acquired Infections / diagnosis
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Community-Acquired Infections / drug therapy
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Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology*
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Community-Acquired Infections / physiopathology
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Female
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Humans
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Italy
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Neutropenia / complications
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Neutropenia / microbiology*
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Neutropenia / physiopathology
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RNA, Bacterial / analysis
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / analysis
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Retrospective Studies
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Treatment Outcome
Substances
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Anti-Infective Agents
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RNA, Bacterial
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RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
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Ciprofloxacin