Acetobacter indonesiensis Pneumonia after Lung Transplantation

Abstract

We report a case of Acetobacter indonesiensis pneumonia in a 51-year-old woman after bilateral lung transplantation. We found 2 other A. indonesiensis pneumonia cases reported in the literature. All 3 cases involved complex patients exposed to broad-spectrum antimicrobial drugs, suggesting that this pathogen may be opportunistic and highly drug-resistant.

Keywords

• Acetobacter indonesiensis
• pneumonia
• lung transplant
• 16S rRNA
• acetic acid
• fever