High lethality rate of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Intensive Care Units of a Brazilian hospital: An epidemiologic surveillance study

ABSTRACT Background: Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) is a growing threat to public health. Methods: A 3-year retrospective study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence and lethality of multidrug-resistant (MDR) A. baumannii isolated from Brazilian patients. Results: In th...

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Published in:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Main Authors:	Mariana Neri Lucas Kurihara, Romário Oliveira de Sales, Késia Esther da Silva, Gerlaine Damasceno Silva, Maria Carolina Tazinazzo Mansano, Fuad Fayez Mahmoud, Simone Simionatto
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2022-04-01
Subjects:	Acinetobacter baumannii Carbapenem-resistant Epidemiology Surveillance Lethality
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822022000100610&tlng=en