Acinetobacter baumannii - An emerging nosocomial pathogen in the burns unit Manipal, India

S. Sengupta; P. Kumar; A. M. Ciraj; P. G. Shivananda

doi:10.1016/S0305-4179(00)00094-2

Acinetobacter baumannii - An emerging nosocomial pathogen in the burns unit Manipal, India

S. Sengupta, P. Kumar, A. M. Ciraj, P. G. Shivananda

Department of Microbiology, Melaka Manipal Medical College, Manipal

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Abstract

A retrospective study on 113 patients admitted to the burns unit over a period of 12 months was undertaken to investigate the emerging trend of Acinetobacter baumannii infection. Wound infection with A. baumannii was seen in 13 (11.5%) patients. Of these six (46%) patients developed septicaemia with the same bacteria and five (38%) expired. The virulence of these bacteria, drug susceptibility pattern and its role as a nosocomial pathogen is discussed.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	140-144
Number of pages	5
Journal	Burns
Volume	27
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0305-4179(00)00094-2
Publication status	Published - 01-01-2001

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Surgery
Emergency Medicine
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

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