Clinical and microbiological features of a cohort of patients with Acinetobacter baumannii bloodstream infections.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Acinetobacter baumannii is emerging as a pathogen that is a focus of global concern due to the frequent occurrence of the strains those are extensively resistant to antibiotics. This study was aimed to analyze the clinical and microbiological characteristics of a cohort of patients with A. baumannii bloodstream infections (BSIs) in western China.

Methods

A retrospective study of the patients at West China Hospital of Sichuan University with A. baumannii BSIs between Jan, 2018 and May, 2023 was conducted. Antimicrobial susceptibility of A. baumannii isolates was tested by microdilution broth method. Whole-genome sequencing and genetic analysis were also performed for these isolates.

Results

Among the 117 patients included, longer intensive care unit stay, highe

SUBMITTER: Wu C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11349859 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature