Extensively drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bacteraemia in a multidisciplinary intensive care unit during a 6-year period: Risk factors for fulminant sepsis

Patients suffering from a fulminant course of XDR-Aba bacteraemia showed significantly higher rates of chronic renal failure and multiple organ dysfunction. Resistance patterns of XDR-Aba isolates and receipt of appropriate treatment did not affect outcomes. Further studies including larger samples of patients along with investigation of specific virulence determinants of individual Aba strains are needed.