Factors associated with recovery of Acinetobacter baumannii in a combat support hospital.
A retrospective review of hospital records for Acinetobacter baumannii infection at a US Army combat support hospital revealed a monthly infection rate ranging from 20.5 to 0 cases per 1,000 patients admitted. The rate correlated with the mean census of host-nation patients in the intensive care unit, the mean census of host-nation patients on the wards, and length of stay in the intensive care unit.
86th Combat Support Hospital, Baghdad, Iraq.
Matthew E
ME
Griffith
Russell S
RS
Gonzalez
John B
JB
Holcomb
Duane R
DR
Hospenthal
Glenn W
GW
Wortmann
Clinton K
CK
Murray
D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006772:Hospitals, Military / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D007493:Iraq; D007902:Length of Stay; D008889:Military Personnel / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010362:Patients' Rooms / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012307:Risk Factors; D014857:Warfare