Acinetobacter baumannii Resistance Trends in Children in the United States, 1999-2012.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acinetobacter baumannii is a common cause of healthcare-associated infections. Carbapenem-resistant (CR) A baumannii is a significant threat globally. We used a large reference laboratory database to study the epidemiology of A baumannii in children in the United States.

Methods

Antimicrobial susceptibility data from The Surveillance Network were used to phenotypically identify antibiotic resistance in A baumannii isolates in children 1-17 years of age between January 1999 and July 2012. Logistic regression analysis was used to calculate trends in the prevalence of antibiotic resistance in A baumannii. Isolates from infants (<1 year old) were excluded.

Results

The crude proportion of cephalosporin-resistant (CephR) A baumannii increased from 13.2% in 1999 t

SUBMITTER: Logan LK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6510944 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature