Risk factors for acquiring Acinetobacter baumannii infection in the intensive care unit: experience from a Moroccan hospital.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Acinetobacter species are non-fermenting and ubiquitous Gram-negative coccobacilli, which in recent years have become the leading cause of healthcare-associated infections worldwide. Our objective here was to study the epidemiology and risk factors associated with Acinetobacter baumannii infections in the intensive care unit (ICU).

Methods

This retrospective case-control study was conducted collaboratively between the Medical Bacteriology Department and the two ICUs of the Military Hospital of Instruction Mohammed V-Rabat over a 3 month period.

Results

We included 180 patients, of whom 60 had A. baumannii infection. We observed a male predominance in both matched groups, with a sex ratio of 1.6. The median age was 67 years [interquart

SUBMITTER: Benaissa E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10484316 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature