Research Article
Endemicity of Acinetobacter calcoaceticus-baumannii Complex in an Intensive Care Unit in Malaysia
Table 1
Clinical characteristics of 35 patients with ACB Complex.
| | Characteristics | (%)/median (range) |
| | Age (years) | 46 (14–73) | | Length of ICU stay (days) | 13 (3–46) | | Gender (male) | 23 (65.7) | | Bacteraemia | 17 (48.6) | | APACHE score | 22 (14–44) | | Diabetes mellitus | 9 (25.7) | | Hypertension | 8 (22.9) | | Malignancy | 3 (8.6) | | Renal disease | 5 (14.3) | | Cardiac disorder | 3 (8.6) | | Respiratory disorder | 3 (8.6) | | Neutropenia | 2 (5.7) | | Polytrauma | 8 (22.9) | | Respiratory disorder | 3 (8.6) | | Prior antibiotic therapy | 33 (94.3) | | ES cephalosporins | 13 (37.1) | | Broad-spectrum penicillin | 23 (65.7) | | Quinolones | 1 (2.9) | | Carbapenem | 16 (45.7) | | Aminoglycosides | 3 (8.6) | | Metronidazole | 4 (11.4) | | Macrolide | 4 (11.4) | | Cotrimoxazole | 2 (5.7) | | Number of prescribed antibiotics | 2 (0–6) | | Number of invasive procedures/devices | 3 (2–5) | | Central venous catheter | 35 (100) | | Endotracheal tube | 35 (100) | | Urinary catheter | 28 (80) | | Dialysis catheter | 15 (42.9) | | Drainage | 3 (8.6) | | Prior surgical procedure | 3 (8.6) | | ICU outcome (died) | 17 (48.6) |
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All characteristics are expressed as number (%), except which is expressed as median (range).
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