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. 2020 May 20;6(5):e03976.
doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03976. eCollection 2020 May.

Evaluation of acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia among critically ill patients in a tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia

Duaa Alsulaiman  1 , Nada Al-Hamed  1 , Anhar Alziadi  1 , Alhanouf Almalaihi  1 , Mustafa Alessa  2 , Rania Khalil  3 , Royes Joseph  1 , Dhfer Alshayban  1
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Evaluation of acinetobacter baumannii pneumonia among critically ill patients in a tertiary care hospital in Saudi Arabia

Duaa Alsulaiman et al. Heliyon. .

Abstract

Microbiology; Bacteria; Antimicrobial; Infectious disease; Medical microbiology; Pharmacology; Pneumonia; Acinetobacter baumannii; Colistin.

Keywords: Acinetobacter baumannii; Antimicrobial; Bacteria; Colistin; Infectious disease; Medical microbiology; Microbiology; Pharmacology; Pneumonia.

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Figure 1
Hospital Admission Reasons. AKI, Acute Kidney Injury; SOB, Shortness of Breath; LOC, Level of consciousness; UTI, Urinary Tract Infection; COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Comorbidities conditions. BPH, Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia; CKD, Chronic Kidney Disease; MI, Myocardial Infarction; A Fib, Atrial Fibrillation; IHD, Ischemic Heart Disease; ACS, Acute Coronary Syndrome”Angina”; HF, Heart Failure; UC, Ulcerative Colitis; HTN, hypertension; DM, Diabetes Mellitus.
Figure 3
Figure 3
Sensitivity test. XDR, extensively drug-resistant; tazocin (piperacillin/tazobactam); bactrim (trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole).
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