Background: Highly resistant (HR) Acinetobacter baumannii (AB) are frequently hospital-acquired and may be important causes of severe nosocomial infections. Objective: Determine risk factors associated with such colon...
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Background: Highly resistant (HR) Acinetobacter baumannii (AB) are frequently hospital-acquired and may be important causes of severe nosocomial infections. Objective: Determine risk factors associated with such colonization/infection. Method: Retrospective review in 2000 of all AB isolates from sterile (blood, cerebrospinal fluid [CSF]) and nonsterile (respiratory, urine, and miscellaneous) sites. HR was defined as resistance to amikacin and/or imipenem and/or ampicillin-sulbactam. Isolates were analyzed as representing infection or colonization. A database including prior hospitalization, prior antibiotic use, nursing home residency, and procedures undergone was compiled. Results: One hundred twenty-two cases of AB were identified. Eighty-four met the definition of HR;6 (4.9%) were completely resistant to all antibiotics. Four (4.7%) isolates were from sterile body sites (3 blood, 1 CSF);43 (51.2%) were from respiratory sites;20 (23.8%) were from urinary sites;and 17 (20.2%) were from "other" sites. Only 4 (20%) of the urinary, 6 (35.2%) of the miscellaneous, and 23 (53.4%) of the respiratory isolates were deemed true pathogens;all blood/CSF isolates were considered pathogens. Associated risk factors included prior antibiotic usage (71%);prior hospitalization (24%);prior nursing home residency (34%);ventilator use (77%);tracheostomy placement (56%);and Foley catheterization (85%). Twenty-seven (63%) of 43 respiratory, 8 (40%) of 20 urinary, and 6 (35%) of 17 "other" body isolates were treated. Outcome was not statistically significant in treated versus untreated patients. All patients with CSF/blood isolates underwent successful microbiologic eradication with 50% survival. The overall mortality rate was 10%. Conclusion: Antibiotics, Foley catheters, and tracheostomy/ventilator usage were strongly associated with AB isolation. Prior hospitalization and nursing home residency were less common risk factors. Outcome was not different in treated versus untreated patien
We evaluated the in vivo activity of levofloxacin alone or in combination with imipenem or amikacin in a mouse model of Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia using a susceptible strain and one with low-level resistance (M...
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We evaluated the in vivo activity of levofloxacin alone or in combination with imipenem or amikacin in a mouse model of Acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia using a susceptible strain and one with low-level resistance (MIC/MBC of levofloxacin: 0.06/0.06 and 4/4 mg/L, respectively), As demonstrated previously with other pathogens, the AUC/MIC ratio predicted the efficacy of fluoroquinolones against A. baumannii. This parameter correlated with bactericidal effect and survival. Combination therapy did not enhance the efficacy of levofloxacin.
Acinetobacter baumannii is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, often requiring combination therapy. Numerous methods exist to detect the presence of in vitro synergy with the time-kill and checkerboard tes...
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Acinetobacter baumannii is becoming increasingly resistant to antibiotics, often requiring combination therapy. Numerous methods exist to detect the presence of in vitro synergy with the time-kill and checkerboard tests being widely used. The Epsilometer test (E test) is a new method that is less labor intensive, but has not been evaluated using a wide range of antimicrobials and organisms. We assessed synergy using the time-kill and checkerboard tests and compared the results to the E test method using 10 clinical isolates of A. baumannii. Antimicrobial combinations evaluated consisted of trovafloxacin or tobramycin in combination with cefepime or piperacillin. Synergy was detected with all combinations by either the checkerboard or time-kill method. Synergy was not detected by the Etest method. The agreement between the time-kill test and Etest method was 72% (range 42-97%);for the time-kill and checkerboard tests, agreement was 51% (range 30-67%). The Etest method appears promising although further testing should be performed with additional antimicrobial agents and organisms. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
This article is a case report of a 69-year-old man who underwent a right total hip replacement procedure and developed a surgical site infection. Areas of concern in prevention and treatment of hip arthroplasty infect...
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This article is a case report of a 69-year-old man who underwent a right total hip replacement procedure and developed a surgical site infection. Areas of concern in prevention and treatment of hip arthroplasty infection are presented, focusing on the pathophysiologic process involved. A review of the patient risk factors and the pathophysiologic action potentiating risk for infection include host immunity, nutritional status, diabetes, age, use of steroids or immunosuppressive drugs, rheumatoid arthritis, and urinary tract or other infections. The case report identifies the patient's age, multiple instrumentation of the bladder resulting in bacteriuria and the reinfusion of 400 cc of autologous shed blood via cell saver, a controversial risk subject, as the primary risk factors for surgical site infection in this patient. Readmission to the hospital on day 16 after the operation was completed on identification of 2 pathogenic organisms, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aurens and Acinetobacter calcoaceticus bio anitratus. The infection was successfully treated with oral ciprofloxacin and intravenous administration of tobramycin, preventing progression from superficial to deep infection and preserving the prothesis.
Presents a case of successful treatment of ventriculitis caused by carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii with intraventricular colistin sulfomethate sodium. Description of the clinical characteristics of patien...
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Presents a case of successful treatment of ventriculitis caused by carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii with intraventricular colistin sulfomethate sodium. Description of the clinical characteristics of patients with ventriculitis; Therapy administration.
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