Mixed progress on drug resistance in A. baumannii infections in children

(Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics& Policy) Researchers examined antibiotic resistance trends in clinical specimens from children with Acinetobacter baumannii infections, over 13 years. An overall increase was observed between 1999 and 2012 in the proportion of isolates that were resistant to cephalosporin and carbapenem; a slight decline was detected after a peak in 2008. 'It is encouraging to see a downtrend after 2008, but we need to continue to monitor resistance trends,' said study co-author Dr. Sumanth Gandra of CDDEP.
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