Acinetobacter nosocomialis Causes as Severe Disease as Acinetobacter baumannii in Northeast Thailand: Underestimated Role of A. nosocomialis in Infection.

ABSTRACT: Infections by Acinetobacter species are recognized as a serious global threat due to causing severe disease and their high levels of antibiotic resistance. Acinetobacter baumannii is the most prevalent pathogen in the genus, but infection by Acinetobacter nosocomialis has been reported widely. Diagnosis of patients with A. baumannii infection is often misdiagnosed with other Acinetobacter species, especially A. nosocomialis. This study investigated whether there were significant differences in clinical outcomes between patients infected with A. baumannii versus A. nosocomialis in Northeast Thailand, and to characterize serological responses to infection with these pathogens. The results show that A. baumannii had higher levels of multidrug resistance. Despite this, clinical outcomes for in

SUBMITTER: Nithichanon A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9769887 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature