Researchers conducted a retrospective, case-control study from July 2014 to July 2015 in a neonatal intensive care unit. They performed univariate and multivariate analyses with logistic regression.
Over the study period, 68 patients in the NICU were diagnosed with bloodstream infections due to A baumannii. Researchers included 41 case patients. The mortality rate was 58 percent.
Using univariate analysis, researchers found risk factors associated with A baumannii include:
• Intubation
• 14-day mortality
• Use of peritoneal dialysis and an umbilical catheter
Multivariate analysis identified 14-day mortality and umbilical catheter use as independent risk factors for A baumannii.
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