Risk factors of multidrug-resistant, extensively drug-resistant and pandrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii ventilator-associated pneumonia in a Medical Intensive Care Unit of University Hospital in Thailand

• Main Authors: Inchai J., Liwsrisakun C., Theerakittikul T., Chaiwarith R., Khositsakulchai W., Pothirat C.
• Format: Article
• Published: Springer Japan 2015
• Subjects: Medicine (all); Pharmacology (medical); Infectious Diseases; Microbiology (medical)
• Online Access: http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84929883396&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/handle/6653943832/38504
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2015 Japanese Society of Chemotherapy and The Japanese Association for Infectious Diseases. Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) caused by Acinetobacter baumannii remains a significant cause of morbidity and mortality. Increasing antimicrobial resistance influences the selection of antibiotic tre...