Attributable mortality of Acinetobacter baumannii infections in critically ill patients: a systematic review of matched cohort and case-control studies
(1) Alfa Institute of Biomedical Sciences (AIBS), 9 Neapoleos Street, 151 23 Marousi, Greece;(2) Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, 136 Harrison Avenue, 02111 Boston, MA, USA
Abstract:
Introduction
There has been a continuing controversy about whether infection with Acinetobacter baumannii increases morbidity and mortality independently of the effect of other confounding factors.