TABLE 2.
Characteristics of pediatric Acinetobacter case series involving at least one child with invasive infection
| Ref | Year | Country | Cases of invasive infection, n | Age range | Setting | Primary infection | Deaths fromAcinetobacter,n | Species |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | 2008 | Iran | 40 | <28 days | NICU | Bacteremia | NR | A baumannii |
| 24 | 2007 | Taiwan | 52 | 3 years to 27 years, mean: 6 years | Wards, PICU, NICU | Bacteremia | NR | NR |
| 25 | 2007 | Slovak Republic | 25 | NR | Children’s hospital general wards, ICUs | Meningitis | 5 | A baumannii |
| 26 | 2007 | United States | 92 | IQR: 1.8 to 13.2 | Children’s hospital general wards, ICUs, outpatients | Bacteremia | 4 | A baumannii, A lwoffii, A calcoaceticus, unidentified species |
| 27 | 2006 | Greece | 26 | Mean: 7.6 years | PICU | Bacteremia | NR | A baumannii |
| 28 | 2006 | India | 23 | NR | 7 community acquired, 16 hospital acquired | Bacteremia | NR | A baumannii, A lwoffii |
| 29 | 2006 | India | 42 | 34 were <12 h old | 9 community acquired, 33 hospital acquired | Bacteremia and meningitis | NR | A baumannii, A lwoffii |
| 30 | 2005 | Greece | 2 | 14 years, 16 years | NR | Meningitis | 0 | A baumannii |
| 31 | 2004 | India | 78 | NR | NR | Bacteremia | NR | A baumannii, A lwoffii |
| 32 | 2003 | Morocco | 20 | <28 days old | NICU | Bacteremia and meningitis | NR | NR |
| 33 | 2003 | India | 4 | 7 years, 14 years, 14 years, 18 years | NR | Endophthalmitis | 0 | A calcoaceticus |
| 34,35 | 2001 | Slovak Republic | 48 | 0 to 12 years | Multiple wards across 8 teaching hospitals | Bacteremia | 6 | A baumannii |
| 36 | 2000 | Slovak Republic | 10 | 1 to 36 months | NR | Meningitis | 4 | A calcoaceticus |
| 37 | 2000 | Taiwan | 3 | 3 years, 3 years and 6 years | NR | Bacteremia | 2 | A lwoffii |
| 38 | 2000 | Slovak Republic | 14 | 1 to 36 months | 3 pediatric hospitals | Meningitis | 0 | A baumannii |
| 39 | 1999 | Taiwan | 1 | 17 years | Neurosurgery ward | Meningitis | 0 | Unidentified species |
| 40 | 1998 | India | 79 | NR | 55 nursery, 24 community acquired | Bacteremia | NR | NR |
| 41 | 1998 | Bangladesh | 138 | 82% were 5 years or younger | Community and hospital acquired | Bacteremia | 22 | A baumannii, A lwoffii, A hemolyticus |
| 42 | 1995 | Netherlands | 6 | 1, 3, 8, 13, 20 and 29 days | NICU | Bacteremia | 5 | A baumannii, A lwoffii, A junii, genomospecies 3, genomospecies 14, unidentified species |
| 43 | 1993 | India | 26 | NR | NICU | Bacteremia | NR | NR |
| 44 | 1993 | Israel | 3 | 2 months, 3 months, 1 year | Neurosurgery ward | Meningitis | 0 | A baumannii |
| 45 | 1991 | Nigeria | 2 | NR | NR | Endocarditis | NR | NR |
| 46 | 1989 | Japan | 19 | 4 to 22 days | NICU | Bacteremia | NR | A calcoaceticus |
| 47 | 1986 | United States | 29 | NR | Oncology ward | Bacteremia | 0 | A lwoffii, A calcoaceticus, unidentified species |
| 48 | 1973 | Israel | 2 | 2 years, 3 years | NR | Bacteremia | NR | A lwoffii |
| 49 | 1969 | India | 2 | 2 years, 2 years | NR | Meningitis | NR | A lwoffii |
| 50 | 1965 | United States | 2 | 23 months, 6 years | Community acquired | Meningitis | 1 | A lwoffii |
| 51 | 1965 | United States | 2 | 4 years, 16 years | Community acquired | Meningitis | 1 | A lwoffii |
| 52 | 1965 | India | 2 | 4 years, 18 years | Community acquired | Meningitis | 0 | A lwoffii |
| 53 | 1965 | Uganda | 5 | 1 month, 1 year, 1 year, 6 years, 7 years | NR | Bacteremia and meningitis | 0 | A lwoffii, A calcoaceticus |
| 54 | 1961 | Puerto Rico | 7 | 4 days to 2 years | NR | Bacteremia and meningitis | 3 | A lwoffii, A calcoaceticus |
| 55 | 1957 | Canada | 2 | 4 days, 6 days | NR | Meningitis | 1 | A calcoaceticus |
| 56 | 1953 | Unknown | 2 | 11 days, 21 days | NR | Meningitis | 0 | A calcoaceticus |
All species belong to the Acinetobacter genus. ICU Intensive care unit; IQR Interquartile range; NICU Neonatal ICU; NR Not reported; PICU Pediatric ICU; Ref Reference