Septic syndrome due to acinetobacter calcoaceticus var. anitratus in an infant: report of a case and review of the subject

Abstract

We report on the case of an immunocompetent infant who presented with a septic syndrome due to a community-acquired infection by Acinetobacter calcoaceticus var. anitratus. Clinical manifestations were meningitis, left Iobar pneumonia with pleural effussion and a gluteal ascess. The patient fully recovered with antibiotic therapy. This case may be the first in the Latin-American medical literature with such unusual combination of features. A review is presented on the general characteristics of Acinetobacter, the pathogenesis of the infections It produces, the main clinical presentations and the methods of prevention.