Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Infections in a
Cardiovascular Surgery Intensive Care Unit: Risk Factors and Outcome
Predictors
Abstract
Acinetobacter baumannii (AB) is a ubiquitous gram-negative coccobacillus
that has the ability to colonize and survive in a variety of
environments and develop various resistance mechanisms. In our study;
Between 2010 and 2012, 5400 patients were screened, 74 of them had MDR
AB infection. MDR AB infection is associated with high morbidity and
mortality.
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