Acinetobacter baumannii in ICU patients: A prospective study highlighting their incidence, antibiotic sensitivity pattern and impact on ICU stay and mortality

Background: Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) was considered as a leading cause of nosocomial respiratory infection and bacteremia in many hospitals all over the world. However, there was still a debates whether colonization and/ or infection with A. baumannii, increase morbidity and mortality...

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Main Authors: Ashraf E. Sileem, Ahmed Mohamed Said, Mahmoud S. Meleha
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-10-01
Series:Egyptian Journal of Chest Disease and Tuberculosis
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0422763817300031