Table 2.
Review of Characteristics of 25 Patients with Acinetobacter Baumannii–Associated Skin and Soft Tissue Infections
| Case | Ref. | Age | Sex | Underlying Conditions | Location | Co-pathogen(s) | Acinetobacter Bacteremia | Treatment | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | This article | 23 | M | Blast injury with open fractures | Right flank and lower extremity | Klebsiella pneumoniae | Yes | Debridement, line removal, amikacin, imipenem-cilastatin | Survived |
| 2 | This article | 75 | M | Nursing home resident, dementia, percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube | Abdomen and left flank | Enterococcus faecium | Yes | Debridement, colistin, linezolid | Survived |
| 3 | This article | 50 | M | Nursing home worker, obesity | Lower extremity | Citrobacter freundii | Yes | Ampicillin-sulbactam | Survived |
| 4 | This article | 50 | M | Cirrhosis | Scrotum | None | Yes | Debridement, ertapenem, vancomycin | Died |
| 5 | [28] | 21 | M | End-stage renal disease, systemic lupus erythematosus, thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, vasculitis, steroid and rituximab use | Abdomen, both flanks, thigh and up to scapula | None | Yes | Debridement, amikacin, vancomycin, clindamycin, imipenem, metronidazole | Died |
| 6 | [28] | 47 | F | Human immunodeficiency virus, end-stage renal disease, laparotomy for ovarian torsion | Right lower extremity | None | Yes | Debridement, vancomycin, piperacillin-tazobactam, clindamycin, colistin | Died |
| 7 | [17] | 16 | M | Pelvic gunshot wound | Neck, chest, abdomen and perineum | Enterobacter cloacae Proteus mirabilis | Yes | Debridement, cefazolin, ceftazidime, clindamycin, vancomycin, imipenem | Died |
| 8 | [17] | 22 | M | Abdominal gunshot wound | Abdomen, right flank | None | Yes | Debridement, cefoxitin, nafcillin, clindamycin, ciprofloxacin, imipenem-cilastatin, vancomycin, fluconazole, doxycycline | Survived |
| 9 | [17] | 30 | M | Shrapnel injury to extremities | Left foot | Proteus vulgaris, E. cloacae | No | Debridement, cefazolin, tobramycin, imipenem-cilastatin | Survived |
| 10 | [17] | 23 | M | Right femur fracture | Right ankle | E. cloacae | No | Debridement, imipenem-cilastatin | Survived |
| 11 | [17] | 13 | M | Bilateral leg gunshot wounds | Left leg | Pseudomonas aeruginosa | No | Debridement, cefazolin, imipenem-cilastatin | Survived |
| 12 | [17] | 35 | M | Shrapnel injury on neck and head | Left face | None | No | Debridement, cefazolin, cephalexin | Survived |
| 13 | [17] | 28 | M | Shoulder gunshot wound | Left shoulder | Group B Streptococcus | No | Debridement, cefazolin, gentamicin, imipenem-cilastatin, tobramycin | Survived |
| 14 | [17] | 55 | M | Buttock gunshot wound | Hip, abdomen | None | Yes | Debridement, ampicillin, clindamycin, levofloxacin, ticarcillin, gentamicin, imipenem-cilastatin | Survived |
| 15 | [27] | 69 | M | Hypertension, peripheral vascular disease, esophageal perforation, septic shock | Right lower extremity, buttock and flank | None | No | Unspecified antibiotics | Died |
| 16 | [23] | 45 | F | Obesity, genital pustule | Vulva, perineum | Enterococcus faecalis, Candida albicans | No data | Unspecified antibiotics | Died |
| 17 | [23] | 47 | F | Diabetes, rectal fistula | Vulva | C. albicans | No data | Debridement, unspecified antibiotics | Survived |
| 18 | [23] | 44 | M | None | Penis | E. faecalis | No data | Debridement, unspecified antibiotics | Survived |
| 19 | [23] | 51 | M | None | Penis, scrotum | E. faecalis C. albicans | No data | Debridement, unspecified antibiotics | Survived |
| 20 | [19] | 74 | M | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, steroids | Left forearm, hand; Right arm, thorax, thighs | None | Yes | Amputation | Died |
| 21 | [18] | 69 | M | Open reduction, internal fixation tibia, chronic edema | Right leg | E. faecalis, C. albicans | No | Fasciotomy, piperacillin, cefoxitin | Survived |
| 22 | [21] | 60 | M | Remote perianal abscess | Scrotum and perineum | E. coli, Enterococcus spp., B. fragilis, S. epidermidis | No data | Debridement, unspecified antibiotics | Survived |
| 23 | [21] | 49 | M | Obesity, alcoholism | Inguinoperineal | Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, P. aeruginosa | No data | Debridement, unspecified antibiotics | Survived |
| 24 | [21] | 53 | M | Diabetes mellitus, diabetic ketoacidosis | Perineum | E. coli, Streptococcus spp. | No data | Debridement, unspecified antibiotics | Survived |
| 25 | [22] | 79 | M | Preexistent scar | Left leg | None | Yes | Meropenem | Survived |
E. = Escherichia.