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. 1995 Mar;50(3):315–318. doi: 10.1136/thx.50.3.315

A case of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus pneumonia.

H Bilgiç 1, E S Akin 1, Y Taşan 1, K Ekiz 1, O Seber 1
PMCID: PMC1021201  PMID: 7660350

Abstract

A case of community acquired pneumonia with Acinetobacter calcoaceticus is presented. Acinetobacter must be considered in the differential diagnosis of Gram negative coccobacillary pneumonia.

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