Acinetobacter ursingii: Difference between revisions

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Background

Microbiology

Non-motile, aerobic, oxidase negative, non-fermentative, Gram-negative coccobacillus
Member of the genus Acinetobacter with low pathogenicity

Epidemiology

Rare cause of disease in humans
Mostly affects immunocompromised patients or critically ill patients

Clinical Manifestations

Primary bacteremia
Urinary tract infection
Hospital-associated pneumonia

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-== Background ==
+==Background==
-=== Microbiology ===
+===Microbiology===
-* Non-motile, aerobic, oxidase [[Oxidase::negative]], non-fermentative, [[Stain::Gram-negative]] [[Shape::coccobacillus]]
+*Non-motile, aerobic, oxidase [[Oxidase::negative]], non-fermentative, [[Stain::Gram-negative]] [[Shape::coccobacillus]]
-* Member of the genus [[Acinetobacter species|Acinetobacter]] with low pathogenicity
+*Member of the genus [[Acinetobacter species|Acinetobacter]] with low pathogenicity
-=== Epidemiology ===
+===Epidemiology===
-* Rare cause of disease in humans
+*Rare cause of disease in humans
-* Mostly affects immunocompromised patients or critically ill patients
+*Mostly affects immunocompromised patients or critically ill patients
-== Clinical Manifestations ==
+==Clinical Manifestations==
-* Primary bacteremia
+*Primary [[bacteremia]]
+*[[Urinary tract infection]]
-* Pneumonia
+*Hospital-associated pneumonia
-== Further Reading ==
+==Further Reading==
-* A retrospective study of the incidence, clinical characteristics, identification, and antimicrobial susceptibility of bacteremic isolates of ''Acinetobacter ursingii''. ''BMC Infect Dis''. 2015;15(400). doi: [https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-1145-z 10.1186/s12879-015-1145-z]
+*A retrospective study of the incidence, clinical characteristics, identification, and antimicrobial susceptibility of bacteremic isolates of ''Acinetobacter ursingii''. ''BMC Infect Dis''. 2015;15(400). doi: [https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-015-1145-z 10.1186/s12879-015-1145-z]
 [[Category:Gram-negative bacilli]]