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 |
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| Pages (from-to) | 140-144 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Burns |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 01-01-2001 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Surgery
- Emergency Medicine
- Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine