Acinetobacter calcoaceticus is an emerging hospital-acquired infection that can develop biofilms and can cause urinary tract infections.
Originally found in dirt, it is also understood to be a commensal gut bacterium, but is an opportunistic pathogen which will cause infection if it gets half a chance.
With A. baumannii, they are referred to as the A. calcoaceticus-A. baumannii complex. At present, vulvovaginal infections with this microbe appear to be very rare.
| Condition type | Bacteria |
|---|---|
| Affected systems | Reproductive |
| Sexually Transmissible | |
| Genitourinary Incidence | rare |
| Age group affected |
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Microbial information
| Anaerobe / Aerobe | Aerobe |
|---|---|
| Gram stain | Gram-negative |
| Best tests to detect | |
| Pathogen of |
| Commensal of (Can naturally inhabit, but not necessarily as a healthy addition) |
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| Optimal growth pH | |
| Conditions correlated with |
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| Cellular adherence capacities | |
| Found in healthy vaginas | No |
| Biofilm-forming capacities |
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| Cellular Morphology |
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| Microbe Motility | Non-motile |
| Colony Colour | |
| Substances Produced | |
| Sexually Transmissible | Possibly |
What are the symptoms of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus urinary tract and vulvovaginal infections?
- Burning when urinating (dysuria)
- Frequent urination
- Pus in Urine (Pyuria)
- Urinary
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Urinary Urgency
- Yet to be determined
What causes Acinetobacter calcoaceticus urinary tract and vulvovaginal infections?
- No causes found for Acinetobacter calcoaceticus urinary tract and vulvovaginal infections, yet.
What are the risk factors associated with Acinetobacter calcoaceticus urinary tract and vulvovaginal infections?
How do you diagnose Acinetobacter calcoaceticus urinary tract and vulvovaginal infections?
- No diagnoses found for Acinetobacter calcoaceticus urinary tract and vulvovaginal infections, yet.
How do you treat Acinetobacter calcoaceticus urinary tract and vulvovaginal infections?
Treatments for Acinetobacter calcoaceticus urinary tract and vulvovaginal infections are only for practitioners and people who purchased the book Killing BV and Killing BV for men.
Which treatments are likely to be ineffective for Acinetobacter calcoaceticus urinary tract and vulvovaginal infections?
What complications are associated with Acinetobacter calcoaceticus urinary tract and vulvovaginal infections?
- No complications found for Acinetobacter calcoaceticus urinary tract and vulvovaginal infections, yet.
References
De Gregorio, E. et al., 2015. Biofilm-associated proteins: News from Acinetobacter. BMC Genomics, 16(1), pp.1–14, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4647330/Tripathi, P., Agrawal, G. & Gajbhiye, S., 2014. Clinical and antimicrobial profile of Acinetobacter spp.: An emerging nosocomial superbug. Advanced Biomedical Research, 3(1), p.13, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3929011/Chih-Cheng, L et al., 2012. Recurrent Bacteremia Caused by the Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-Acinetobacter baumannii Complex J. Clin. Microbiol. September 2012 vol. 50 no. 9 2982-2986
