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Introduction:Determination of suitable antibiotics in treatment of Acinetobacter infections is through the hospital ascertaining the resistance state to bacteria causing the problem. In this study, the evaluation of antibiotics sensitivity of Acinetobacter strains isolated as infection factor in patients hospitalized in intensive care units is aimed.Methods: Acinetobacter strains isolated from the samples of patients hospitalized in the 2nd and 3rd Stage adult intensive care units of a province in in northwestern Anatolia have been studied. Results:A total of 165 patients were included in the study. The most isolated samples were respiratory tract samples, blood and urine. The antibiotics which the factors were most sensitive were cholistin (66,1%) gentamicin (22,4%) and trimethoprim sulfamethoxazole (18,2%). Conclusion:We face increasing resistance ratios in Acinetobacter strains. Necessary precautions should be taken for this.

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Diabetic ketoacidosis is a life-threatening complication of diabetes, and its mortality increasing with age is about 5 %. Infectious diseases are the most prevalent causes of diabetic ketoacidosis. Indeed, infections related to bee sting are unusual. However, even if it's not frequent, cases with infection have been reported. In this report, we aimed to present a diabetic ketoacidosis case associated with bee sting in a patient with diabetes mellitus.