TY - JOUR T1 - The resistance rates of Acinetobacter baumannii at endotracheal aspirate cultures JF - European Respiratory Journal JO - Eur Respir J VL - 40 IS - Suppl 56 SP - P572 AU - Sibel Doruk AU - Deniz Celik AU - Gulgun Yenisehirli AU - Handan InonuKoseoglu AU - Nermin Bulut AU - Ozgur Gunal AU - Serhat Celikel Y1 - 2012/09/01 UR - http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/40/Suppl_56/P572.abstract N2 - Aim: We aimed to determine the rate of Acinetobacter baumannii resistance in intensive care unit (ICU).Method: We analyzed 34 cases' (30 entubated and 4 nonentubated) files who had positive cultures for Acinetobacter baumannii at endotracheal aspirate.Results: The mean age of patients was 65.5, 73.5% (n:25) was male. The most common comorbidities were COPD and CVD. In 27 paient, blood culture was taken concurrent with endotracheal aspirate culture and 22.2% (n:6) was positive with same agent. 52.9% (n:18) of patients were dead. The rate of Acinetobacter baumannii resistance and MICs presented in Table 1 and 2.View this table:Table 1. The rates of Acinetobacter baumannii resistance to broad spectrum antibioticsView this table:Table 2. The MICs of Acinetobacter baumannii resistance to broad spectrum antibiotics.Conclusion: Higher resistance rates for broad spectrum antibiotics in Acinetobacter baumannii infections explains higher mortality rates in these patients. Higher resistance rates for carbapenems seems to limit of these antibiotics usage for ICU patients in time. ER -