Acetobacter indonesiensis Pneumonia after Lung Transplantation

Emerg Infect Dis. 2018 Mar;24(3):598-599. doi: 10.3201/eid2403.170409.

Abstract

We report a case of Acetobacter indonesiensis pneumonia in a 51-year-old woman after bilateral lung transplantation. We found 2 other A. indonesiensis pneumonia cases reported in the literature. All 3 cases involved complex patients exposed to broad-spectrum antimicrobial drugs, suggesting that this pathogen may be opportunistic and highly drug-resistant.

Keywords: 16S rRNA; Acetobacter indonesiensis; acetic acid; acute kidney damage; anemia; antimicrobial resistance; bacteria; fever; leukocytosis; lung transplant; pneumonia; respiratory infections; thrombocytopenia.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Acetobacter* / classification
  • Acetobacter* / drug effects
  • Acetobacter* / genetics
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Female
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / diagnosis*
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / drug therapy
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / microbiology*
  • Humans
  • Lung Transplantation / adverse effects*
  • Middle Aged
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / diagnosis*
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / drug therapy
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S