|
|
|
|
acinetobacter endocarditis: a rare nosocomial infection of native heart valves
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
نویسنده
|
shokouhi shervin ,kamrani ghodsieh ,ghasemzadeh iman ,baziboroun mana
|
|
منبع
|
iranian journal of microbiology - 2021 - دوره : 13 - شماره : 5 - صفحه:724 -727
|
|
چکیده
|
Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic bacterial pathogen predominantly associated with hospital-acquired infections. here we present a case of infective endocarditis of native mitral and aorta valves caused by a. baumannii in a 73-year-old man. he underwent surgical excision and pathologic specimen showed a. baumannii growth after 48 hours that was extensively drug-resistant (xdr). he was treated with colistin and tigecycline. finally, he discharged with no important complication. to our best knowledge, it is the first case of acinetobacter endocarditis has ever been reported in iran. although xdr a. baumannii is a life-threatening pathogen, proper and timely treatment can be life-saving.
|
|
کلیدواژه
|
acinetobacter baumannii; endocarditis; heart valve; nosocomial infection; multidrug resistance
|
|
آدرس
|
shahid beheshti university of medial sciences, infectious diseases and tropical medicine research center, iran, babol university of medical sciences, cancer research center, health research institute, iran, shahid beheshti university of medial sciences, infectious diseases and tropical medicine research center, iran. kerman university of medical sciences, hiv/sti surveillance research center, who collaborating center for hiv surveillance, institute for futures studies in health, iran, shahid beheshti university of medial sciences, infectious diseases and tropical medicine research center, iran. babol university of medical sciences, infectious diseases and tropical medicine research center, health research institute, iran
|
|
پست الکترونیکی
|
manabaziboron@gmail.com
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Authors
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|