Clinical features of Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia
We clinically examined Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia. Twelve patients with A. baumannii pneumonia were admitted for treatment in Kawasaki Medical School Kawasaki Hospital between January 2006 and December 2009. The clinical features of these cases have been retrospectively reviewed. The results showed that: (1) hospital-acquired pneumonia occurred in elderly patients with underlying diseases such as cerebrovascular disease or COPD; (2) the previous administration of antibacterial agents did not become a risk factor; (3) there are many drug-resistant strains that are resistant to PIPC and AZT, but sensitivity remains to IPM/CS and AMK; (4) prognosis is improved with the administration of carbapenem (effective rate 91.7%); (5) there was no outbreak of multidrug-resistant A. baumanni . (Accepted on September 14, 2010)
