Infection and Antimicrobial Resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii / 中华医院感染学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To study the distribution and antimicrobial resistance of Acinetobacter baumannii infection in our hospital.METHODS Five hundred and sixty-nine strains of A.baumannii isolated from patients with infection from Jan 2001 to Dec 2005 were collected and antimicrobial susceptibility tests were performed.RESULTS Two hundred and seventy-five strains(48.3%) of A.baumannii were from intensive care unit(ICU).Four hundred and five strains(71.2%) of A.baumannii were examined from sputum.A.baumannii had various drug resistances to 12 antibiotics,which were monitored and proved tending to strengthen.The resistance rate in the ICU was distinctly higher than the others with significant difference(P