Multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter species: a seven-year experience from a tertiary care center in Lebanon

Multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter species: a seven-year experience from a tertiary care center in Lebanon

Abstract Background Acinetobacter species have become increasingly common in the intensive care units (ICU) over the past two decades, causing serious infections. At the American University of Beirut Medical Center, the incidence of multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MDR-Ab) infections in...

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Main Authors: Zeina A. Kanafani, Nada Zahreddine, Ralph Tayyar, Jad Sfeir, George F. Araj, Ghassan M. Matar, Souha S. Kanj
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-01-01
Series:Antimicrobial Resistance and Infection Control
Subjects:
Acinetobacter
Intensive care unit
Ventilator-associated pneumonia
Multi-drug resistance
Lebanon
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13756-017-0297-6

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