[21]
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Acquisition of Ab in critically ill patients in ICU; medical and surgical ICU in Spain
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75 patients (48 infected and 27 colonized) with Ab
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75 patients without any Ab isolation
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(1) Age (± 6 years); (2) sex; (3) APACHE II; (4) date of admission; (5) primary diagnosis of ICU admission; (6) LOS in the ICU at least as long as that of the case before isolation of Ab; (7) Mechanical ventilation for >24 h
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ICU: 37/75 (49%)
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ICU: 14/75 (19%)
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< 0.001
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30 (95% CI 23–37)
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Mean 30.7, SD 26.9, median 23, IQR 11–37
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Mean 13.8, SD 16.4, median 10, IQR 6–15
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< 0.001
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[20]
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Nosocomial acquisition of MDR Ab; MICU in France
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40 patients (13 infected and 27 colonized) with Ab
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40 patients without any Ab isolation
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(1) APACHE II score; (2) LOS in the ICU at least as long as that of the case before isolation of Ab; (3) age; (4) date of admission
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Hospital: 20/40 (50%)
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Hospital: 10/40 (25%)
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0.046
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25
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Mean 22.6, SD 9.6, median 19, IQR 5–82
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Mean 12.3, SD 12.9, median 11, IQR 3–35
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< 0.001
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[16]
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Nosocomial outbreak of MDR Ab; ICU in USA
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25 patients (9 infected, 15 colonized) with Ab
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32 patients with cultures negative for Ab
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(1) Same ICU; (2) date of admission
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Hospital: 13/25 (52%)
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Hospital: 8/32 (25%)
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0.036
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27
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Mean 19.6, median 18
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Mean 6.1, median 4.5
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< 0.05
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[17]
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Colonization or infection due to (89% MDR) Ab; trauma centre in USA. Most patients were in medical, surgical, and burns ICUs
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102 patients (33 infected, 69 colonized) with Ab
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102 controls without Ab
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(1) Primary diagnosis (computerized codes); (2) same period
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Hospital: 35/102 (34%)
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Hospital: 18/102 (18%)
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0.007
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16
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Mean 27.35, SD 28.21
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Mean 5.53, SD 15.87
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< 0.001
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[19]
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Colonization or infection due to Ab; university hospital in France. 52% of the patients were hospitalized in an ICU
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121 patients (infected or colonized) with Ab
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121 patients with the same specimen as cases found negative for Ab
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(1) Same unit; (2) same period; (3) same type of specimen
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NR
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NR
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NR
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NR
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Mean 29, SD 20
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Mean 13, SD 10
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NR
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