Background Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is one of the most common and severe hospital-adquired infections, and multidrugresistant gram-negative bacilli (MDR-GNB) constitute the main etiology in many countries. Inappropriate empiric antimicrobial treatment is associated with increased mortality. In this context, the empirical treatment...
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March 15, 2024 (v1)PublicationUploaded on: July 2, 2024
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March 12, 2024 (v1)Publication
Objectives: To investigate the molecular epidemiology, antimicrobial susceptibility and carbapenem resistance determinants of Acinetobacter baumannii isolates from respiratory tract samples of patients diagnosed with ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) who were enrolled in the MagicBullet clinical trial. Methods: A. baumannii isolates were...
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