[Bacteriemia due to acinetobacter calcoaceticus var. anitratus (author's transl)]

A serious bacteremia caused by Acinetobacter calcoaceticus var. anitratus could be observed. From the clinical point of view the most important symptoms were shivering, high tempeature up to 41 degrees C and clinical signs of acute hepatitis. There were pathological changes in the EEG. Certain signs of an outlayer damage of the heart could be seem in the ECG. The pathogenic microorganism isolated from the blood culture media was classified. Specific antibodies--agglutinines and precipitines--were demonstrated in the patient's serum. A contamination could be excluded so that the bacterium was the causative agent. The diagnostic value of finding antibodies in patient's serum having this type of bacterial infection is discussed.