Factors associated with recovery of Acinetobacter baumannii in a combat support hospital

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 Jul;29(7):664-6. doi: 10.1086/589585.

Abstract

A retrospective review of hospital records for Acinetobacter baumannii infection at a US Army combat support hospital revealed a monthly infection rate ranging from 20.5 to 0 cases per 1,000 patients admitted. The rate correlated with the mean census of host-nation patients in the intensive care unit, the mean census of host-nation patients on the wards, and length of stay in the intensive care unit.

MeSH terms

  • Acinetobacter Infections / epidemiology*
  • Acinetobacter Infections / microbiology
  • Acinetobacter baumannii / isolation & purification*
  • Hospitalization / statistics & numerical data*
  • Hospitals, Military / statistics & numerical data*
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Intensive Care Units / statistics & numerical data
  • Iraq
  • Length of Stay
  • Military Personnel / statistics & numerical data
  • Patients' Rooms / statistics & numerical data
  • Risk Factors
  • Warfare*