Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii outbreaks: a global problem in healthcare settings

Autor:	Mariana Neri Lucas Kurihara, Romário Oliveira de Sales, Késia Esther da Silva, Wirlaine Glauce Maciel, Simone Simionatto
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2020
Předmět:	Risk factors Multidrug-resistant ICU Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine RC955-962
Zdroj:	Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, Vol 53 (2020)
Druh dokumentu:	article
ISSN:	1678-9849 0037-8682
DOI:	10.1590/0037-8682-0248-2020
Popis:	Abstract INTRODUCTION: The increase in the prevalence of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections in hospital settings has rapidly emerged worldwide as a serious health problem. METHODS: This review synthetizes the epidemiology of multidrug-resistant A. baumannii, highlighting resistance mechanisms. CONCLUSIONS: Understanding the genetic mechanisms of resistance as well as the associated risk factors is critical to develop and implement adequate measures to control and prevent acquisition of nosocomial infections, especially in an intensive care unit setting.
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