Published January 1, 2009 | Version v1
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The risk factors and spread of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in intubated patients in a medical intensive care unit

  • 1. Erciyes Univ, Fac Med, Dept Infect Dis & Clin Microbiol, Kayseri, Turkey
  • 2. Yeditepe Univ, Fac Med, Dept Microbiol & Clin Microbiol, Istanbul, Turkey
  • 3. Erciyes Univ, Fac Med, Dept Microbiol & Clin Microbiol, Kayseri, Turkey

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Aim: Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the most common causes of ventilator-associated pneumonia in intensive care units. The aim of this study was to determine the risk factors for colonization in the respiratory tract and infection with A. baumannii in a medical intensive care unit (MICU), and to examine the genetic link between strains and the spread of isolates.

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