Community-acquired bacteremic Acinetobacter pneumonia in tropical Australia is caused by diverse strains of Acinetobacter baumannii, with carriage in the throat in at-risk groups

J Clin Microbiol. 2002 Feb;40(2):685-6. doi: 10.1128/JCM.40.2.685-686.2002.

Abstract

Acinetobacter isolates from eight subjects with community-acquired Acinetobacter pneumonia (CAAP), a major cause of fatal community-acquired pneumonia in tropical Australia, were phenotypically and genotypically confirmed by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis analysis to be broadly diverse Acinetobacter baumannii strains. Wet-season throat carriage of A. baumannii was found in 10% of community residents with excess levels of alcohol consumption, the major at-risk group for CAAP.

MeSH terms

  • Acinetobacter / classification*
  • Acinetobacter / genetics
  • Acinetobacter / isolation & purification
  • Acinetobacter Infections / microbiology
  • Alcohol Drinking
  • Australia
  • Bacteremia / microbiology*
  • Carrier State / microbiology*
  • Community-Acquired Infections / microbiology*
  • Electrophoresis, Gel, Pulsed-Field
  • Humans
  • Pharynx / microbiology*
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / microbiology*
  • Risk Factors
  • Tropical Climate