Lung Transplantation in a Multidrug-Resistant Gram-Negative Acinetobacter Baumannii–Colonized Patient: A Case Report

Abstract Colonization or infection with various pathogens is frequently found in patients listed for lung transplantation. We describe a case of a 50-year-old woman with α-1-antitrypsin deficiency, which was listed for double-lung transplantation, with multidrug-resistant gram-negative Acinetobacter...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Katharina Huenges, Alexander Reinecke, Burkhard Bewig, Assad Haneya, Jochen Cremer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Georg Thieme Verlag KG 2015-12-01
Series:The Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgeon Reports
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.1055/s-0035-1569993