Incidence and predictors of 14-day mortality in multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in ventilator-associated pneumonia | Zendy

Basima A. Almomani | Zendy; Amanda McCullough | Zendy; Rawan Gharaibeh | Zendy; Shaher Samrah | Zendy; Fatimah Mahasneh | Zendy

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Incidence and predictors of 14-day mortality in multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in ventilator-associated pneumonia

Author(s) -

Basima A. Almomani,

Amanda McCullough,

Rawan Gharaibeh,

Shaher Samrah,

Fatimah Mahasneh

Publication year - 2015

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.6812

Subject(s) - medicine , acinetobacter baumannii , incidence (geometry) , ventilator associated pneumonia , intensive care unit , pneumonia , mortality rate , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , pseudomonas aeruginosa , genetics , physics , bacteria , optics , biology

Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) caused by multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MDR-AB) is common in hospitals and impacts patient survival. We determined the incidence of MDR-AB VAP in critical care units and examined the predictors of 14-day mortality in these patients.

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