Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in ventilator-associated pneumonia at a medical center in southern Taiwan

Ming Hsin Mai; Hung Chin Tsai; Susan Shin Jung Lee; Yung Hsing Wang; Yao Shen Chen; Shue Ren Wann; Yung Ching Liu

Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in ventilator-associated pneumonia at a medical center in southern Taiwan

Ming Hsin Mai, Hung Chin Tsai, Susan Shin Jung Lee, Yung Hsing Wang, Yao Shen Chen, Shue Ren Wann, Yung Ching Liu

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Abstract

Background and Purpose: To evaluate the significance of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MDRAB)-related ventilator-associated pneumonia at a medical center in southern Taiwan. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients with MDRAB isolated from sputum and described the characteristics of these patients. Patients were divided into 2 groups according to their clinical pulmonary infection scores (CPIS), and their host factors and outcomes compared. Results: In the patient group with significant MDRAB-related lung infection, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II scores were significantly higher than in those patients with lower CPIS scores (

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	401-405
Number of pages	5
Journal	Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
Volume	40
Issue number	5
Publication status	Published - Oct 2007
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Acinetobacter baumannii
Drug resistance, multiple, bacterial
Pneumonia, ventilator-associated
Sulbactam

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Microbiology (medical)
Immunology and Allergy
Immunology and Microbiology(all)

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Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in ventilator-associated pneumonia at a medical center in southern Taiwan. / Mai, Ming Hsin; Tsai, Hung Chin; Lee, Susan Shin Jung; Wang, Yung Hsing; Chen, Yao Shen; Wann, Shue Ren; Liu, Yung Ching.

In: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection, Vol. 40, No. 5, 10.2007, p. 401-405.

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