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A Case of Infectious Aortitis Causing Recurrent Acinetobacter baumannii Bacteremia Following Aortic Valve Replacement
Yong Pill Chong, M.D.1, Seong Cheol Kim, M.D.1, Eun Hee Song, M.D.1, Eun-Yong Jang, M.D.1, Eun Kyoung Kim, M.D.1, Yoon Ji Kim, M.D.1, Heungsup Sung, M.D.2, Mi-Na Kim, M.D.2, Sang-Ho Choi, M.D.1, Jun Hee Woo, M.D.1, and Yang Soo Kim, M.D.1
1Department of Internal Medicine, 2Laboratory Medicine, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
Vol.39 Num.3 (p168~171)
Infectious aortitis is an uncommon yet, life threatening disease. Early surgical treatment and prolonged antibiotic therapy is crucial to survival. Salmonella sp. and Staphylococcus aureus are the most common organisms isolated. There is no case report of infectious aortitis caused by Acinetobacter baumannii, which has recently emerged as a major cause of health care-associated infections. Here, we describe a 76-year-old male with infectious aortitis who experienced recurrent bacteremia due to A. baumannii in spite of adequate antimicrobial therapy after aortic valve replacement.
Keywords : Infectious aortitis, Acinetobacter baumannii, Bacteremia