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Acinetobacter are bacteria that cause serious infections and very difficult to treat because of growing antibiotic resistance. The bacteria survive for long periods in the environment,” said study primary author Dr. Latania Logan, chief of pediatric infectious diseases and associate professor of pediatrics at Rush University Medical Center. The research examined national and regional trends of antibiotic resistance in clinical specimens over a 13-year period.
Children with chronic conditions are at higher risk of infection because A. baumannii is an infection caused by bacteria that takes advantage of patients with compromised immune systems, children with a chronic condition are at a higher risk of infections of the lung, urinary tract, or other sites after surgery, intubation, trauma, or catheterization. The amount of A. baumannii samples in infected children that were resistant to the antibiotics cephalosporin and carbapenem has increased.
A. baumannii has numerous ways that protect it from antibiotics. The bacteria are able to protect themselves by using genetic adaptations that support survival in dry and harsh environments, and additionally have different ways of rendering antibiotics ineffective these makes highly resistant A. baumannii infections. The number of cephalosporin resistant A baumannii increased from 13.2 percent of infections to 23.4 percent.
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