Ecological competition and the incidence of Acinetobacter baumannii bloodstream infections in a teaching hospital in Southeastern Brazil

Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

Lastoria, Letícia Chamma¹  Akazawa, Renata Tamie¹  Moreira, Rayana Gonçalves¹  Fortaleza, Carlos Magno Castelo Branco¹  Maion, Júlia Coutinho¹  Universidade Estadual Paulista, Botucatu¹  Caldeira, Sílvia Maria¹ 

关键词: Acinetobacter baumannii;    Bloodstream infections;    Ecological competition;   

DOI  :  10.1590/0037-8682-0161-2014

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

来源: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical

【 摘 要 】

IntroductionRecently, pathogen ecology has been recognized as an important epidemiological determinant of healthcare-associated infections (HAIs). Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the most important agents known to cause HAIs. It is widespread in healthcare settings and exhibits seasonal variations in incidence. Little is known about the impact of competition with other hospital pathogens on the incidence of A. baumannii infection.

【 授权许可】

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