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Multidrug-resistance Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia in a rheumatoid arthritis patient receiving tumor necrosis factor inhibitor: A case report.

Shu-Yi Lin, Zheng-Hao Huang, Hsiang-Cheng Chen, Deh-Ming Chang, Chun-Chi Lu

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Article in Medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Shu-Yi LinDivision of Rheumatology/Immunology and Allergy, Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei Division of Rheumatology/Immunology and Allergy, Department of Medicine, Kaohsiung Armed Forces General Hospital, Kaohsiung Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Veteran General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan Department of Pathology, University of Washington, WA.
Zheng-Hao Huang
Hsiang-Cheng Chen
Deh-Ming Chang
Chun-Chi Lu
Tri-Service General Hospital · TWNational Defense Medical Center · TWTaipei Veterans General Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionMultidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MDRAB) pneumonia with severe sepsis in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), who is predisposed after treatment with tumor necrosis factor inhibitor (TNFI), is a rare severe infection and can be successfully treated with prompt antibiotics. CASE PRESENTATION: A 75-year-old woman was diagnosed with RA >30 years previously. After inadequate treatment responses to conventional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs), she developed progressive RA, including swollen joints in both hands, and had a high disease activity score of 4.96 when presenting at our rheumatology clinic. She had started taking the TNFI, golimumab (50 mg/month), 3 years before and developed a productive cough 4 weeks before this admission. One week after admission, she developed fever, dyspnea, hypoxemia, tachycardia, and increased serum C-reactive protein level. DIAGNOSIS: Chest plain film (CxR) and computed tomography of the chest showed hospital-acquired pneumonia; microbial examination of the sputum showed the presence of MDRAB. THERAPEUTICS: She was prescribed a full course of antibiotics with cefoperazone sulbactam. OUTCOMES: CxR showed complete remission of pneumonia.

conclusionBiological DMARDs, such as TNFI, act as a double-edged sword: these drugs are used to treat autoimmune diseases, but they increase the risk of infection. The trend toward antibiotic resistance and persistent environmental survival of MDRAB is an emerging problem in countries with high rates of antibiotic abuse. TNFI may affect intestinal immunity by inducing dysbiosis, which affects T helper 17-mediated mucosal immunity and can contribute to A baumannii colonization and the development of MDRAB in frequently hospitalized patients.

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Acinetobacter baumanniiAgedAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntirheumatic AgentsArthritis, RheumatoidCefoperazoneC-Reactive ProteinDrug Resistance, MultipleFemaleHumansPneumoniaRadiographySulbactamTomography, X-Ray ComputedTreatment OutcomeTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaAnti-Bacterial AgentsAntirheumatic AgentsCefoperazoneC-Reactive ProteinSulbactamTumor Necrosis Factor-alpha

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PMID30113458
PMCPMC6113047
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