Mortality rates associated with multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infection in surgical intensive care units.
A retrospective, propensity-matched cohort study was conducted to determine the mortality rate in patients with healthcare-associated infection (HAI) due to multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii. The 28-day mortality rate for patients with MDR A. baumannii HAI was not significantly different than that for patients with non-MDR A. baumannii HAI. The median length of hospital stay before diagnosis of HAI was 4.5 days longer for patients with MDR A. baumannii infection than for patients with non-MDR A. baumannii infection (P < .001).
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA. titus.daniels@vanderbilt.edu
Titus L
TL
Daniels
Stephen
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Deppen
Patrick G
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Arbogast
Marie R
MR
Griffin
William
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Schaffner
Thomas R
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Talbot
D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality*; D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000502:physiology*; D000328:Adult; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies