A. baumannii<\/em>, CRAB, C. auris<\/em> colonization more likely among patients in long-term care facilities than acute care hospitals<\/p>\n<\/h3>\n By Elana Gotkine HealthDay Reporter<\/b><\/p>\n <\/b><\/p>\n THURSDAY, Oct. 19, 2023 (HealthDay News) — For patients receiving mechanical ventilation, Acinetobacter baumannii<\/em> and Candida auris<\/em> are common, with an increased likelihood of colonization among those in long-term care facilities versus acute care hospitals, according to a study published online Oct. 12 in the Journal of the American Medical Association <\/em>to coincide with the annual meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDWeek), held from Oct. 11 to 15 in Boston.<\/p>\n Anthony D. Harris, M.D., M.P.H., from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, and colleagues examined the prevalence of A. baumannii<\/em> and C. auris<\/em> among patients receiving mechanical ventilation in a statewide study involving patients admitted to 33 acute care hospitals and 18 long-term care facilities. Surveillance cultures were obtained from all patients receiving mechanical ventilation; 482 and 470 patients were screened for A. baumannii<\/em> and C. auris<\/em>, respectively.<\/p>\n The researchers found that 30.7 percent of the 482 samples grew A. baumannii<\/em>, and 59.5 percent were carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii<\/em> (CRAB); C. auris<\/em> was identified in 6.6 percent of the 470 samples. Compared with patients in acute care hospitals, those in long-term care facilities were more likely to be colonized with A. baumannii<\/em>, CRAB, and C. auris<\/em> (relative risks [95 percent confidence intervals], 7.66 [5.11 to 11.50], 5.48 [3.38 to 8.91], and 1.97 [0.99 to 3.92], respectively).<\/p>\n “Patients receiving mechanical ventilation in long-term care facilities are a high-risk population for emerging pathogens and surveillance and prevention efforts should be targeted to these facilities,” the authors write.<\/strong><\/p>\n Abstract\/Full Text<\/a><\/p>\n