Acinetobacter baumannii Septicemia in a Recipient of an Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation. (8th July 2012)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Al-Anazi, Khalid Ahmed; Abdalhamid, Baha; Alshibani, Zeyad; Awad, Khalid; Alzayed, Abdullah; Hassan, Hoda; Alsayiegh, Mohammed
• Other Names: Betjes M. G. . H. Academic Editor.; Costa C. Academic Editor.; Klinger M. Academic Editor.
• Is Part Of: Case reports in transplantation. Volume 2012(2012)
• Publication Date: 2012-07-08
• Subjects: Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc -- Periodicals; Transplantation; Transplantation of organs, tissues, etc; Periodicals; Periodicals; 617.954
• DOI: 10.1155/2012/646195
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2090-6943

Abstract

Abstract : Acinetobacter baumannii is a gram-negative, nonfermentative coccobacillus that causes infections in immunocompromised and chronically ill patients and is associated with multidrug resistance. Two days before receiving her nonmyeloablative stem cell allograft, a patient with acute myeloid leukemia developed Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia that caused septic shock which was successfully treated with imipenem and removal of the central venous catheter. To our knowledge, this is the first report of Acinetobacter baumannii septicemia in a hematopietic stem cell transplantation recipient.