title: Mortality associated with Acinetobacter baumannii complex bacteremia among patients with war-related trauma.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Washington, DC 20307-5001, USA.
authors.forename: Grace
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Kang
authors.forename: Joshua D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Hartzell
authors.forename: Robin
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Howard
authors.forename: Robert N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Wood-Morris
authors.forename: Mark D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Susan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fraser
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Weintrob
authors.forename: Glenn
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wortmann
mesh_terms: 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