Successful Use of Sulbactam–Durlobactam in Treating Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Pneumonia and Sepsis After Liver Transplantation: A Case Report

21 January 2026 : Case report China

Unusual clinical course, Challenging differential diagnosis, Unusual setting of medical care, Patient complains / malpractice

Hao-Feng Xiong

^{ABCEF 1}, Wan-Ting Zhang

^{BCE 1}, Ying Liu^{BD 1}, Fei Hou

^{BF 1}, Bang Liu

^{BCF 1}, Ting-Ting Cui

^{BC 1}, Zhi-Ying He

^{BCD 1}, Xin Zhang

^{BD 1}, Rui Zhao

^{D 1}, Li-Ying Sun

^{AEFG 1,2,3,4*}

DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.949738

Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e949738

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Table 2 Perioperative microbiological test data of the patient.

Date	18-Feb	19-Feb	20-Feb	21-Feb	22-Feb	23-Feb	24-Feb	26-Feb	28-Feb	1-Mar	2-Mar
Blood mNGS		SARS-CoV-2						AB, KP
Sputum mNGS							AB, KP
NGS sequence count							301788
NGS sequence count							261313
Ascitic fluid culture					Negetive			Negetive	KP
Sputum culture			Negetive						AB	AB
Blood culture						Negetive			AB	AB	AB

Blood mNGS
Sputum mNGS	AB, KP									KP CMV
NGS sequence count	322									0
NGS sequence count	23895									230
Ascitic fluid culture	KP
Sputum culture	Negetive	Negetive		Negetive			Negetive	Negetive	Negetive
Blood culture	Negetive	Negetive		Negetive			Negetive	Negetive	Negetive
mNGS – metagenomic next-generation sequencing; CMV – cytomegalovirus; AB – ; KP – .

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