J Korean Surg Soc.
2005 Dec;69(6):496-499.
Septic Shock Caused by Acinetobacter Baumannii in Postoperative Patient
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- 1Department of Surgery, Daejeon St. Mary Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon, Korea. cjahn@hanmir.com
- 2Department of Pathology, Daejeon St. Mary Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Daejeon, Korea.
Abstract
- Acinetobacter baumannii is the most abundunt species of the Acinetobacter genus. The incidence of bacteremia caused by Acinetobacter baumannii among bloodstream infection has been increasing since 1986, when the taxonomy of the genus was first described. The mortality rate of bacteremia due to Acinetobacter baumannii is high, with reported ranging from 17 to 52%. We report a case of septic shock due to Acinetobacter baumannii in a 54-year-old man who underwent subtotal gastrectomy, with Billroth II reconstruction, for stomach cancer.
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