Acinetobacter baumannii — An emerging nosocomial pathogen in the burns unit Manipal, India

A retrospective study on 113 patients admitted to the burns unit over a period of 12 months was undertaken to investigate the emerging trend of Acinetobacter baumannii infection. Wound infection with A. baumannii was seen in 13 (11.5%) patients. Of these six (46%) patients developed septicaemia with...

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Published in:Burns 2001-03, Vol.27 (2), p.140-144
Main Authors: Sengupta, S., Kumar, P., Ciraj, A.M., Shivananda, P.G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acinetobacter
Acinetobacter - drug effects
Acinetobacter - isolation & purification
Acinetobacter Infections - drug therapy
Acinetobacter Infections - epidemiology
Acinetobacter Infections - microbiology
Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy
Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage
Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology
Biological and medical sciences
Burn Units
Burns - complications
Burns - diagnosis
Burns wound infection
Cross Infection - diagnosis
Cross Infection - epidemiology
Cross Infection - microbiology
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Emergency and intensive care: burns
Female
Humans
Incidence
India - epidemiology
Intensive care medicine
Male
Medical sciences
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Nosocomial pathogen
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Sex Distribution
Survival Rate
Tropical medicine
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Summary:A retrospective study on 113 patients admitted to the burns unit over a period of 12 months was undertaken to investigate the emerging trend of Acinetobacter baumannii infection. Wound infection with A. baumannii was seen in 13 (11.5%) patients. Of these six (46%) patients developed septicaemia with the same bacteria and five (38%) expired. The virulence of these bacteria, drug susceptibility pattern and its role as a nosocomial pathogen is discussed.
ISSN:0305-4179
1879-1409
DOI:10.1016/S0305-4179(00)00094-2