Retrospective analysis of Acinetobacter baumannii bacteraemia risk factors, complications and mortality in a tertiary university hospital in Saudi Arabia
Reham Kaki
Abstract:Introduction. There are many multidrug-resistant isolates of the nosocomial pathogen, Acinetobacter baumannii, causing severe healthcare-acquired infections in terminally ill patients with high mortality and morbidity rates.
Aim. This study aims to retrospectively analyse A. baumannii bacteraemia (ABB) cases in Saudi Arabia, where the information is sparse regarding the prevalence, risk factors, clinical disease, antibiotic regimen, antibiotic susceptibility, treatment outcome… Show more
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