Table 1.
Summary of North American Cases of Community-Acquired Pneumonia due to Acinetobacter baumannii
Year (Reference) | Location | Age | Sex | Risk Factors | Mech. Vent. | Site of Positive Cultures | Final Antibiotics Used | Outcome |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1959 [10] | Chicago, IL | 50 | M | None | No | Blood and sputum | Chloramphenicol and oxytetracycline | Survived |
1968 [11] | Chapel Hill, NC | 49 | M | Alcohol | No | Blood and lung tissue (autopsy) | Penicillin G | Died |
1973 [12] | Baltimore, MD | 69 | M | CKD | Yes | Tracheal aspirate and pleural fluid | Tetracycline | Died |
1976 [13] | Houston, TX | 50 | M | Alcohol, tobacco | Yes | Blood and tracheal aspirate | Gentamicin and carbenicillin | Survived |
1977 [14] | Philadelphia, PA | 33 | F | Alcohol, tobacco | No | Sputum | Gentamicin and cephalothin | Died |
58 | M | Alcohol, cirrhosis, tobacco | Yes | Sputum | Gentamicin | Survived | ||
1979 [15] | Dallas, TX | 58 | M | Alcohol, asthma | ? | Blood | Clindamycin and gentamicin | Died |
41 | M | Alcohol, pancreatitis, hepatitis | Yes | Blood and tracheal aspirate | Penicillin, gentamicin, and carbenicillin | Survived | ||
35 | F | Alcohol | Yes | Blood and tracheal aspirate | Penicillin and gentamicin | Died | ||
51 | M | Lymphoma | ? | Blood and sputum | Gentamicin and carbenicillin | Survived | ||
74 | F | None | ? | Blood and sputum | Penicillin and gentamicin | Survived | ||
44 | M | Alcohol, chronic bronchitis | ? | Blood and sputum | Penicillin, gentamicin, and carbenicillin | Survived | ||
1981 [16] | Hartford, CT | 54 | M | Pneumoconiosis | Yes | Blood and sputum | Penicillin G | Died |
63 | M | Alcohol, tobacco | Yes | Blood and sputum | Gentamicin and carbenicillin | Survived | ||
56 | M | Pneumoconiosis | Yes | Blood and sputum | Ticarcillin and tobramycin | Died | ||
1987 [17] | San Antonio, TX | 56 | M | Tobacco | Yes | Sputum | Gentamicin and clindamycin | Died |
1993 [18] | Chicago, IL | 74 | F | None | Yes | Blood | Gentamicin, ticarcillin-clavulanate, and erythromycin | Survived |
1999 [19] | Tampa, FL | 80 | M | None | No | BAL | Trimethoprim- sulfamethoxazole | Survived |
2017 | Atlanta, GA | 41 | M | Alcohol | Yes | Blood and BAL | Ampicillin-sulbactam and levofloxacin | Survived |
Abbreviations: ?, unreported data; BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage; CKD, chronic kidney disease; F, female; M, male.