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 this study, 219 Acinetobacter baumannii isolates were identified, of which 70.8% (155/219) were isolated from patients hospitalized in intensive care units. Of these, 57.4% (n = 89/155) were assessed, of which 92.1% (82/89) were carbapenem-resistant, and 49 were classified as infected. The lethality rate was 79.6% (39/49). Conclusions: We highlight the need of an effective epidemiological surveillance measure to contain the dissemination of CRAB in the hospital environment.
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oai:scielo:S0037-868220220001006102022-04-26High lethality rate of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Intensive Care Units of a Brazilian hospital: An epidemiologic surveillance studyKurihara,Mariana Neri LucasSales,Romário Oliveira deSilva,Késia Esther daSilva,Gerlaine DamascenoMansano,Maria Carolina TazinazzoMahmoud,Fuad FayezSimionatto,Simone Acinetobacter baumannii Carbapenem-resistant Epidemiology Surveillance Lethality 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 this study, 219 Acinetobacter baumannii isolates were identified, of which 70.8% (155/219) were isolated from patients hospitalized in intensive care units. Of these, 57.4% (n = 89/155) were assessed, of which 92.1% (82/89) were carbapenem-resistant, and 49 were classified as infected. The lethality rate was 79.6% (39/49). Conclusions: We highlight the need of an effective epidemiological surveillance measure to contain the dissemination of CRAB in the hospital environment.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical - SBMTRevista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical v.55 20222022-01-01info:eu-repo/semantics/othertext/htmlhttp://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822022000100610en10.1590/0037-8682-0529-2021 |
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High lethality rate of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Intensive Care Units of a Brazilian hospital: An epidemiologic surveillance study |
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High lethality rate of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Intensive Care Units of a Brazilian hospital: An epidemiologic surveillance study |
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High lethality rate of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in Intensive Care Units of a Brazilian hospital: An epidemiologic surveillance study |
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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 this study, 219 Acinetobacter baumannii isolates were identified, of which 70.8% (155/219) were isolated from patients hospitalized in intensive care units. Of these, 57.4% (n = 89/155) were assessed, of which 92.1% (82/89) were carbapenem-resistant, and 49 were classified as infected. The lethality rate was 79.6% (39/49). Conclusions: We highlight the need of an effective epidemiological surveillance measure to contain the dissemination of CRAB in the hospital environment. |
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