A rare case of pleural effusion due to Acinetobacter junii in a known patient of pulmonary tuberculosis

Authors

  • Mousumi Kilikdar Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Akola, Maharashtra, India
  • Nitin A. Ambhore Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Akola, Maharashtra, India
  • Divya S. Shekokar Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Akola, Maharashtra, India
  • Rajesh P. Karyakarte Department of Microbiology, Government Medical College, Akola, Maharashtra, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20180331

Keywords:

Acinetobacter junii, Pleural effusion, blood stream infection

Abstract

The genus Acinetobacter comprises a heterogenous group of bacterias that are mostly pandrug resistant and implicated in variety of nosocomial infections. Acinetobacter junii is a rare human pathogen and is mainly associated with blood stream infections in paediatric oncology patients. We report a rare case of pleural effusion caused by A. junii in a known pulmonary tuberculosis patient who was on cat-1 antitubercular treatment.

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Published

2018-01-24

How to Cite

Kilikdar, M., Ambhore, N. A., Shekokar, D. S., & Karyakarte, R. P. (2018). A rare case of pleural effusion due to Acinetobacter junii in a known patient of pulmonary tuberculosis. International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 6(2), 726–728. https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20180331

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