Acinetobacter baumannii colonization in ventilated preterm infants

The role of Acinetobacter baumannii in infections in ventilated preterm infants was evaluated in 15 colonized infants (11 male, 4 female) in a pediatric intensive care unit. These cases were randomly matched by birth weight and gestational age with ventilated non-colonized controls (8 male, 7 female...

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Published in:European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases 1998, Vol.17 (1), p.37-40
Main Authors: NAGELS, B, RITTER, E, THOMAS, P, SCHULTE-WISSERMANN, H, WIRSING VON KÖNIG, C. H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acinetobacter - pathogenicity
Acinetobacter Infections - microbiology
Babies
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial diseases of the respiratory system
Biological and medical sciences
Birth Weight
Body Temperature
Case-Control Studies
Cross Infection - microbiology
Female
Gestational Age
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Infant, Premature, Diseases - microbiology
Infants
Infectious diseases
Intensive Care Units, Neonatal
Male
Medical sciences
Premature birth
Respiration, Artificial
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn - complications
Ventilation
Weight Gain
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Summary:The role of Acinetobacter baumannii in infections in ventilated preterm infants was evaluated in 15 colonized infants (11 male, 4 female) in a pediatric intensive care unit. These cases were randomly matched by birth weight and gestational age with ventilated non-colonized controls (8 male, 7 female). Case records were reviewed for signs and symptoms of infection. Colonized infants were ventilated significantly longer (p < 0.05) than controls, and had body temperatures of > 37 degrees C for a significantly longer period of time (p < 0.05). No other parameter of infection differed significantly between the groups. The duration of intensive care treatment did not differ between cases and controls, nor did the weight gain during intensive care treatment. No fatalities occurred in either group.
ISSN:0934-9723
1435-4373
DOI:10.1007/bf01584361