Prevalence of Acinetobacter baumannii carriage in patients of 53 French intensive care units on a given day |
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Authors: | Chatellier D Burucoa C Pinsard M Frat J-P Robert R |
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Affiliation: | Service de Réanimation Médicale, CHU de Poitiers, 2, rue de la Milétrie, 86021 Poitiers, France. d.chatellier@chu-poitiers.fr |
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Abstract: | OBJECTIVE: This study was made to evaluate multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii colonization in French intensive care units. DESIGN: We conducted a prevalence study on the carriage of A. baumannii for a one-day period in various French ICUs. On December 10, 2003, one nasal and/or rectal swab sampling was performed in 506 patients of 53 ICUs. RESULTS: Sixteen patients (3.16%) from 7 centers (13%) were colonized by A. baumannii. None of the known risk factors for colonization by multiresistant A. baumannii were identified in these patients. CONCLUSIONS: Overall, A. baumannii colonization is limited except during epidemic situations. Our study reflects the carriage of A. baumannii in ICUs on a given day. This study showed that there was no multiresistant A. baumannii epidemic clone, potentially responsible for outbreaks, present in the tested French ICUs. |
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Keywords: | Acinetobacter baumannii Réanimation |
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