Table 1.
Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of the eight cases with carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii
| Item | Number (percentage) |
|---|---|
| Total number of cases | 8 (100%) |
| Female cases | 2 (25%) |
| Nosocomial cases | 4 (50%) |
| Cases with direct transfer from a foreign country hospital | 4 (50%) |
| Median age in years [IQR] | 54.5 [36.6–56.5] |
| Median length of stay in days [IQR] | 27 [13.5–41.5] |
| Cases with stay in the BICU | 6 (75%) |
| Cases according to underlying disease | |
| Explosion trauma and related burn injury | 3 (37.5%) |
| Burn injury | 4 (50%) |
| Fournier gangrene | 1 (12.5%) |
| Cases with positive sample sites | |
| Rectal sample(s) positive | 5 (62.5%) |
| Nasopharyngeal sample(s) positive | 3 (37.5%) |
| Skin/wound sample(s) positive | 8 (100%) |
| Urine sample(s) positive | 2 (25%) |
| Respiratory sample(s) positive | 5 (62.5%) |
| Cases with cocarriage of other multidrug-resistant bacteria | |
| Vancomycin-resistant enterococci | 0 (0%) |
| Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus | 1 (12.5%) |
| Carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae | 2 (25%) |
| Carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa | 1 (12.5%) |
| Cases with surgeries during hospital stay | |
| One surgical intervention | 7 (87.5%) |
| Two surgical interventions | 6 (75%) |
| More than two surgical interventions | 5 (62.5%) |
IQR = Interquartile range; BICU = burn intensive care unit