Acinetobacter infections and outcomes at an academic medical center: a disease of long-term care.

ABSTRACT: Background.  Our study aims to describe the epidemiology, microbial resistance patterns, and clinical outcomes of Acinetobacter infections at an academic university hospital. This retrospective study analyzed all inpatient clinical isolates of Acinetobacter collected at an academic medical center over 4 years. The data were obtained from an Academic tertiary referral center between January 2008 and December 2011. All consecutive inpatients during the study period who had a clinical culture positive for Acinetobacter were included in the study. Patients without medical records available for review or less than 18 years of age were excluded. Methods.  Records were reviewed to determine source of isolation, risk factors for acquisition, drug resistance patterns, and clinical outcomes. Repetit

SUBMITTER: Townsend J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4438902 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature