Nosocomial Acinetobacter baumannii infections and changing Antibiotic Resistance

Hakyemez I. N., Kucukbayrak A., Tas T., Yikilgan A. B., Akkaya A., Yasayacak A., ...More

PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.29, no.5, pp.1245-1248, 2013 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 29 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2013
  • Journal Name: PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1245-1248
  • Bezmialem Vakıf University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objectives: In the intensive care setting, Acinetobacter baumannii causes ventilator-associated pneumonia and other nosocomial infections that are difficult to treat. Objective of this study was to investigate nosocomial A. baumannii infections and its changing antibiotic resistance.