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, cilt.46, sa.2, ss.154-158, 2018 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi) identifier identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 46 Konu: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2018
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.ajic.2017.08.007
  • Dergi Adı: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF INFECTION CONTROL
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.154-158

Özet

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.