Outbreak of resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: measures and proposal for prevention and control

Outbreak of resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: measures and proposal for prevention and control

Acinetobacter baumannii colonization and infection, frequent in Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients, is commonly associated with high morbimortality. Several outbreaks due to multidrug-resistant (MDR) A. baumanii have been reported but few of them in Brazil. This study aimed to identify risk factors...

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Main Authors: Roberta Maia de Castro Romanelli, Lenize Adriana de Jesus, Wanessa Trindade Clemente, Stella Sala Soares Lima, Edna Maria Rezende, Rosane Luiza Coutinho, Ricardo Luiz Fontes Moreira, Francelli Aparecida Cordeiro Neves, Nelma de Jesus Brás
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Acinetobacter baumannii
multidrug resistance
carbapenem
infection control
outbreak
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