Acinetobacter infections: a retrospective study to determine inhospital mortality rate and clinical factors associated with mortality [PDF]
Infection Prevention in Practice, 2019 Summary: A retrospective case series of acinetobacter infections at a tertiary hospital in Nairobi was conducted to determine the mortality rate and factors associated with mortality.
R.V. Patel +4 more
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Prevalence, Risk Factors, and Outcome of Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter Infections in a Community Hospital in Madinah, Saudi Arabia [PDF]
Saudi Journal of Medicine and Medical SciencesBackground Acinetobacter is a Gram-negative bacterium that causes nosocomial infections, increasing healthcare costs, patient morbidity, and mortality.
Zied Gaifer +5 more
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Clinical Reflections of Acinetobacter Infections in Children in a Quaternary-Care Hospital: A Five-Year Single-Center Experience [PDF]
Turkish Archives of PediatricsObjective: This study aimed to determine the epidemiology of Acinetobacter species in the last 5 years, the clinical diseases caused by the pathogen, the possible risk factors for infection, and the resistance pattern of the microorganism in our ...
Ayşegül Elvan-Tüz +8 more
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The challenges of difficult-to-treat <i>Acinetobacter</i> infections. [PDF]
Clin Microbiol RevSUMMARY Infections due to Acinetobacter spp. are among the most difficult to treat. Most are resistant to standard antibiotics, and there is difficulty in distinguishing colonizers from pathogens. This mini-review examines the available antibiotics that exhibit activity against these organisms and provides
Richards GA, Perovic O, Brink AJ.
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Clinical and Pathophysiological Overview of Acinetobacter Infections: a Century of Challenges [PDF]
Clinical Microbiology Reviews, 2017 Darren Wong +2 more
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Metagenomic sequencing diagnosed the acinetobacter gyllenbergii ventriculitis: one case report
Chinese Journal of Contemporary Neurology and Neurosurgery, 2021 doi：10.3969/j.issn.1672⁃6731.2021.12 ...
WANG Di +5 more
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Clinical and Antimicrobial profile of Acinetobacter Species at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital
Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, 2022 Acinetobacter infection with multidrug resistant strains is an emerging infection of global concern as it leads to serious disease. They are also important pathogens causing hospital acquired infections. Information on the prevalence, spectrum of illness
R. Bindu Madhavi, D. Anitha, P.M. Beena
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Treatment ofAcinetobacterInfections [PDF]
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2010 Acinetobacter baumannii remains an important and difficult-to-treat pathogen whose resistance patterns result in significant challenges for the clinician. Despite the prevalence and interest in A. baumannii infections, there is relatively limited well-controlled scientific data to help the clinician select optimal empirical and subsequent targeted ...
Joel, Fishbain, Anton Y, Peleg
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Sequencing Analysis of cvaC Gene in Acinetobacter Baumannii That Isolates from Different Infections [PDF]
Journal of Applied Sciences and Nanotechnology, 2021 Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the opportunistic nurses responsible for many acquired infections in hospitals due to its ability to resist many antibiotics. This is one of the problems facing hospitals in the world. Identification of the cvaC gene and
Rana Abdullah, Rasha Ahmed
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Risk Factors For Nosocomial Pan Drug Resistant Acinetobacter Baumannii Infections
Acta Medica Alanya, 2019 Aim: Acinetobacter baumannii is an important nosocomial pathogen. The purpose of this study was to identify risk factors and mortality of nosocomial infections caused by pan drug resistant (PDR) Acinetobacter baumannii and to characterize their effects ...
Havva Tünay +2 more
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