An outbreak of bloodstream infection due to extensively resistant Acinetobacter baumannii among neonates

Ulu-Kilic A., GÜNDOĞDU A., CEVAHİR F., KILIÇ H., GÜNEŞ T., Alp E.

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL, vol.46, no.2, pp.154-158, 2018 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 46 Issue: 2
  • Publication Date: 2018
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.08.007
  • Journal Name: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.154-158
  • Keywords: Neonate, Bacteremia, Umblical catheter, Intensive care unit, Infant, INTENSIVE-CARE-UNIT, CRITERIA
  • Erciyes University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background: Extensively resistant Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged and spread worldwide as a significant cause of health care-associated infections and outbreaks. It also causes life-threatening infections among neonates, including bacteremia. The aim of this study was to investigate an outbreak of A baumannii bacteremia (ABB) among neonates.