Risk factors for carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumanii blood stream infections in a neonatal intensive care unit, Delhi, India | Zendy

Ajay Kumar | Zendy; V. S. Randhawa | Zendy; Nilay Nirupam | Zendy; Yogita Rai | Zendy; Arvind Saili | Zendy

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Risk factors for carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumanii blood stream infections in a neonatal intensive care unit, Delhi, India

Author(s) -

Ajay Kumar,

V. S. Randhawa,

Nilay Nirupam,

Yogita Rai,

Arvind Saili

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.4248

Subject(s) - acinetobacter baumannii , medicine , colistin , tigecycline , acinetobacter , neonatal intensive care unit , incidence (geometry) , intensive care unit , antibiotics , bacteremia , intensive care medicine , pediatrics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , pseudomonas aeruginosa , bacteria , genetics , physics , optics

Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) infection is being increasingly observed and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality in newborns. In this study, we determined the epidemiology, risk factors, and outcomes of blood stream infection (BSI) caused by CRAB in neonates.

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