Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in pediatric patients of a university hospital in Taiwan
Po-Yang Chang, Po-Ren Hsueh, Ping-Sheng Wu, Pei-Chun Chan, Tsao-Ton Yang, Chun-Yi Lu, Luan-Yin Chang, Jung-Min Chen, Ping-Ing Lee, Chin-Yun Lee, Li-Min Huang
Department of Pediatrics, Chang Bing Show Chwan Memorial Hospital, Lu-Gang; and Departments of 2Laboratory Medicine and Internal Medicine, and 3Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
Received: March 20, 2006
Revised: August 20, 2006
Accepted: August 30, 2006
Corresponding author:
Dr. Li-Min Huang, 7F, No. 7, Chung-Shan South Road, Department of Pediatrics, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 100, Taiwan. E-mail: Dr. Li-Min Huang
Background and purpose:
Acinetobacter baumannii is one of the common nosocomial pathogens, and the emergence of multidrug-resistant A. baumannii (MDRAB) is a therapeutic problem. We describe the clinical characteristics and outcomes of MDRAB colonization/infection in pediatric patients at the National Taiwan University Hospital.
Methods:
Fifty two pediatric patients with 205 MDRAB isolates collected between April 2000 and December 2005 were included for investigation of their clinical characters, presentations, and outcome.
Results:
Among these 205 isolates, 20 (9.8%) were from sterile body sites (11 from blood, 8 from catheter tips, and 1 from ascites), 154 (75.1%) from respiratory sites, 18 (8.8%) from skin or wound pus, 5 (2.4%) from urine, and 8 (3.9%) from other sites. The mean age was 6 years. The common underlying diseases were haematological or oncological diseases (n = 15, 28.8%), neonatal disorders (6, 11.5%), cyanotic congenital heart diseases (10, 19.2%), neurology disorders (12, 23.1%), and gastrointestinal tract disorders (3, 5.8%). Seventeen patients (32.7%) had received major surgery, and 48 (92.3%) had used ventilators. Fourteen patients (26.9%) had neutropenia and 46 (88.5%) had used broad-spectrum antibiotics. There were 31 patients (59.6%) with suspected or proven MDRAB infections, including sepsis (9 patients), pneumonia (19), wound infections (3), urinary tract infections (2), peritonitis (1), and perineal infection (1). Seven (77.8%) of the 9 sepsis patients died. The overall mortality rate was 42.3% (22 cases).
Conclusion:
The threat of MDRAB has been recognized in our hospital for several years. Host defense deficiencies, prolonged intensive care unit hospitalizations, and prior broad-spectrum antibiotic use play a major role in MDRAB infection and colonization.
Key words:
Acinetobacter baumannii; Drug resistance, multiple, bacterial; Pediatrics
J Microbiol Immunol Infect. 2007;40:406-410.
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