Journal of Bacteriology & Parasitology

Extreme antibiotic resistant Acinetobacter baumannii related pneumonia in a regional hospital

3^rd International Congress on Bacteriology and Infectious Diseases

August 04-06, 2015 Valencia, Spain

Enayatollah Kalantar, Kourosh Kabir, Ali Kurd and Mohammad Hadi Naseh

Scientific Tracks Abstracts: J Bacteriol Parasitol

Abstract:

Background: A. baumanniiis emerging as an important pathogen which has received a great interest during the last two
decades. Furthermore, such pathogens are challenging to treat because of extensive antimicrobial drug resistance.
Aim: Purpose of this study is to report our experience with five cases of A. baumannii related pneumonia infections, seen in a
regional hospital in Karaj, Iran.
Method: Retrospective analysis of eight cases of Acinetobacter baumannii related pneumonia infections presenting a regional
hospital in Karaj, Iran during ????? 2014 were done.
Results: All the cases were admitted to the emergency department with loss of consciousness and then transferred to Intensive
Care Unit. Sputum/pulmonary secretions culture revealed A. baumannii. During the treatment, various antibiotics like
meropenem, vancomycin, colistinand amikacin was prescribed but all the eight cases died because of Acinetobacter baumannii
related pneumonia infections.
Conclusion: Our cases bring forth the burden of Acinetobacter baumannii related pneumonia which has been associated
with significant mortality and as illustrated in our cases infection with A. baumannii can be rapidly fatal, thus stressing the
importance of reporting A.baumannii isolates in cases of pneumonia. Physicians should be aware of the remarkable virulence
and drug resistance.

Biography :

Enayatollah Kalantar is a Faculty Member of School of Medicine, currently is the Research Director of Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Editor In Chief for
International Journal of Enteric pathogens. He has been awarded as the Best Researcher several times.