A high mortality rate associated with multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ST79 and ST25 carrying OXA-23 in a Brazilian intensive care unit
da Silva K, Maciel W, Croda J, Cayô R, Ramos A, de Sales R, Kurihara M, Vasconcelos N, Gales A, Simionatto S. A high mortality rate associated with multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ST79 and ST25 carrying OXA-23 in a Brazilian intensive care unit. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0209367. PMID: 30592758, PMCID: PMC6310363, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0209367.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcinetobacter baumanniiAcinetobacter InfectionsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacterial ProteinsBeta-LactamasesBrazilCase-Control StudiesCross InfectionDrug Resistance, Multiple, BacterialFemaleHospital MortalityHumansIntensive Care UnitsMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMiddle AgedConceptsOXA-23-producing A. baumanniiHigh mortality rateA. baumanniiMortality rateRisk factorsHealthcare-related risk factorsBrazilian intensive care unitsIntensive care unit patientsIntensive care unit settingCarbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumanniiISAba1 insertion sequenceA. baumannii infectionsCare unit patientsIntensive care unitBlaOXA-51 geneUse of cephalosporinsCase-control studyBaumannii infectionsUnit patientsCare unitNasogastric tubeTherapeutic optionsUnit settingNosocomial infectionsSuch infections