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Acinetobacter baumannii Infection in Transfusion Dependent Thalassemia Patients with Sepsis
Joint Authors
Abdul Rasheed, Muzaheed
Alzahrani, Faisal Mousa
Sattar Shaikh, Saeed
Source
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-05-17
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Purpose.
To identify the Acinetobacter baumannii infection among transfusion dependent thalassemia patients.
Methods.
A quantitative approach was employed to assess Acinetobacter baumannii infection in transfusion dependent thalassemia patients.
Samples were collected from 916 patients, which have shown bacterial growth on MacConkey and blood agar culture media.
A.
baumannii strains were identified by microbiological methods and Gram’s staining.
API 20 E kit (Biomerieux, USA) was used for final identification.
Results.
From 916 cultured blood specimens, 107 (11.6%) showed growth of A.
baumannii.
Serum ferritin in thalassemic patients without bacterial infections was 3849.5±1513.5 µg/L versus 6413.5±2103.9 µg/L in those with bacterial infections (p=0.0001).
Acinetobacter baumannii infected patients have shown higher serum ferritin levels (p=0.0001).
Serum ferritin in thalassemic patients was 3849.5±1513.5 µg/L versus 6413.5±2103.9 µg/L in those with bacterial infections (p=0.0001).
Acinetobacter baumannii infected patients showed high serum ferritin levels (p=0.0001).
The clinical symptoms have been found with A.
baumannii +ve with a mean and standard deviation of 47 (5.1%) and A.
baumannii −ve with mean and standard deviation of 60 (6.5%).
Conclusion.
Isolation of asymptomatic A.
baumannii from the thalassemia patients shows an alarming situation of bacterial infections.
A continuous surveillance of transfusion dependent thalassemia patients is recommended for bacterial sepsis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Abdul Rasheed, Muzaheed& Alzahrani, Faisal Mousa& Sattar Shaikh, Saeed. 2017. Acinetobacter baumannii Infection in Transfusion Dependent Thalassemia Patients with Sepsis. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1134669
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Abdul Rasheed, Muzaheed…[et al.]. Acinetobacter baumannii Infection in Transfusion Dependent Thalassemia Patients with Sepsis. BioMed Research International No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1134669
American Medical Association (AMA)
Abdul Rasheed, Muzaheed& Alzahrani, Faisal Mousa& Sattar Shaikh, Saeed. Acinetobacter baumannii Infection in Transfusion Dependent Thalassemia Patients with Sepsis. BioMed Research International. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1134669
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1134669