Recurrent Pneumonias in a Previously Healthy and Immunocompetent Young Adult: A Case Report Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome.

BACKGROUND Mounier-Kuhn syndrome is a rare clinical condition characterized by marked tracheal and bronchial dilatation. It is commonly associated with multiple respiratory infections due to the inability to mobilize secretions, chronic cough, and decline in lung capacity. Although it is a rare disease, the number of cases reported in the literature has increased, and physicians should be aware of its existence to be able to recognize and diagnose it.

[Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii causing osteomyelitis and infections of skin and soft tissues in hospitals of Medellín, Colombia].

Introduction: Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic bacterium which infects seriously ill patients, particularly those with ventilator-associated pneumonia and bacteremia. The emergence of resistance to carbapenem limits the options for the treatment of infections caused by this bacterium.

Objective: To describe the clinical and molecular characteristics of infections caused by carbapenem-resistant A.

[Molecular characterization of an outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae in a tertiary care hospital in Medellín, Colombia].

Introduction: Resistance to carbapenems is considered to represent a serious threat to public health at the global level, since these antibiotics are one of the last therapeutic options for the treatment of multidrug-resistant bacteria. Molecular characterization of outbreaks due to resistant bacteria provides information that can be used in the design of infection control strategies.

Objective: To describe the molecular characteristics of an outbreak of carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae that occurred in a tertiary care hospital in Medellín in 2010-2011.