Abstract

It has been challenging to determine the true clinical impact of Acinetobacter spp., due to the predilection of this pathogen to colonize and infect critically ill patients, who often have a poor prognosis irrespective of secondary infective complications [1].

Details

Title
Acinetobacter spp. are associated with a higher mortality in intensive care patients with bacteremia: a survival analysis
Author
Leao, Aline C Q; Menezes, Paulo R; Oliveira, Maura S; Levin, Anna S
Pages
n/a
Publication year
2016
Publication date
2016
Publisher
BioMed Central
e-ISSN
14712334
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
English
ProQuest document ID
1816993139
Copyright
Copyright BioMed Central 2016