Reduction in the acquisition rate of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) after room privatization in an intensive care unit

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jongtak Jung ◽  
Pyoeng Gyun Choe ◽  
Sunbin Choi ◽  
Eunjin Kim ◽  
Hyo Yeon Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Acinetobacter Baumannii ◽  
Acquisition Rate ◽  
Carbapenem Resistant

Management and control of a carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak in an intensive care unit

2014 ◽  
Vol 44 (5) ◽  
pp. 229-231 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Alfandari ◽  
J. Gois ◽  
P.-Y. Delannoy ◽  
H. Georges ◽  
N. Boussekey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Acinetobacter Baumannii ◽  
Carbapenem Resistant ◽  
And Control

Role of tigecycline in the control of a carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii outbreak in an intensive care unit

2009 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 234-242 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Jamal ◽  
M. Salama ◽  
N. Dehrab ◽  
G. Al Hashem ◽  
M. Shahin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Acinetobacter Baumannii ◽  
Carbapenem Resistant

scholarly journals Outbreak of NDM-1-producing Acinetobacter baumannii in France, January to May 2013

2013 ◽  
Vol 18 (31) ◽  
Author(s):  
J W Decousser ◽  
C Jansen ◽  
P Nordmann ◽  
A Emirian ◽  
R A Bonnin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Acinetobacter Baumannii ◽  
Index Patient ◽  
Imported Case ◽  
Carbapenem Resistant ◽  
Carbapenemase Gene

We report the first outbreak of carbapenem-resistant NDM-1-producing Acinetobacter baumannii in Europe, in a French intensive-care unit in January to May 2013. The index patient was transferred from Algeria and led to the infection/colonisation of five additional patients. Concurrently, another imported case from Algeria was identified. The seven isolates were genetically indistinguishable, belonging to ST85. The blaNDM-1 carbapenemase gene was part of the chromosomally located composite transposon Tn125. This report underscores the growing concern about the spread of NDM-1-producing A. baumannii in Europe.

Clinical Outcomes of Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Bloodstream Infections: Study of a 2-State Monoclonal Outbreak

2010 ◽  
Vol 31 (10) ◽  
pp. 1057-1062 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Silvia Munoz-Price ◽  
Teresa Zembower ◽  
Sudhir Penugonda ◽  
Paul Schreckenberger ◽  
Mary Alice Lavin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Blood Culture ◽  
Acinetobacter Baumannii ◽  
Bloodstream Infection ◽  
Positive Blood Culture ◽  
Culture Result ◽  
Blood Culture Result ◽  
Carbapenem Resistant ◽  
Single Positive

Objective.To characterize the clinical outcomes of patients with bloodstream infection caused by carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii during a 2-state monoclonal outbreak.Design.Multicenter observational study.Setting.Four tertiary care hospitals and 1 long-term acute care hospital.Methods.A retrospective medical chart review was conducted for all consecutive patients during the period January 1, 2005, through April 30, 2006, for whom 1 or more blood cultures yielded carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii.Results.We identified 86 patients from the 16-month study period. Their mortality rate was 41%; of the 35 patients who died, one-third (13) had positive blood culture results for carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii at the time of death. Risk factors associated with mortality were intensive care unit stay, malignancy, and presence of fever and/or hypotension at the time blood sample for culture was obtained. Only 5 patients received adequate empirical antibiotic treatment, but the choice of treatment did not affect mortality.Fifty-seven patients (66.2%) had a single positive blood culture result for carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii; the only factor associated with a single positive blood culture result was the presence of decubitus ulcers. Interestingly, during the study period, a transition from single to multiple positive blood culture results was observed. Four patients, 3 of whom were in a burn intensive care unit, were bacteremic for more than 30 days (range, 36–86 days).Conclusions.To our knowledge, this is the first time a study has described 2 patterns of bloodstream infection with A. baumannii: single versus multiple positive blood culture results, as well as a subset of patients with prolonged bacteremia.

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