title: Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections in three returning travelers evacuated from Algeria, Thailand, and Turkey after hospitalization in local intensive care units.
abstract: We report three cases of returning travelers evacuated from Algeria, Thailand, and Turkey by aero-medical repatriation, following overseas hospitalization in local intensive care units for accidental injuries or medical problems. All three patients presented with imipenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections. One died whereas two recovered.
authors: Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, Université Pierre et Marie Curie, APHP, Paris, France.
authors: Claire
authors: C
authors: Hussenet
authors: Stéphane
authors: S
authors: Jauréguiberry
authors: Jerôme
authors: J
authors: Robert
authors: Jean-Jacques
authors: JJ
authors: Rouby
authors: François
authors: F
authors: Bricaire
authors: Eric
authors: E
authors: Caumes
mesh_terms: D000151:Acinetobacter Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000208:ethnology* / Q000382:microbiology; D040981:Acinetobacter baumannii / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000328:Adult; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000462:Algeria / Q000208:ethnology; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D024901:Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D013785:Thailand / Q000208:ethnology; D014195:Travel; D014421:Turkey / Q000208:ethnology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents