Mortality associated with Acinetobacter baumannii complex bacteremia among patients with war-related trauma.
We investigated the mortality associated with Acinetobacter baumannii complex bacteremia among a cohort of patients hospitalized for war-related trauma. Despite a high prevalence of multidrug-resistant strains, the 30-day mortality rate was 2%. For relatively young patients with war-related trauma, A. baumannii complex bacteremia appears to be associated with a low risk of death.
Kang
Grace
G
Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA.
Hartzell
Joshua D
JD
Howard
Robin
R
Wood-Morris
Robert N
RN
Johnson
Mark D
MD
Fraser
Susan
S
Weintrob
Amy
A
Wortmann
Glenn
G
D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality; D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality*; D004219:District of Columbia; D005260:Female; D006772:Hospitals, Military / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008889:Military Personnel; D014857:Warfare; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology*; D055815:Young Adult