Clinical Analysis of Acinetobacter Species Infections in Children and Adolescents Treated for Cancer or Undergoing Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation: A Multicenter Nationwide Study

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Background: Acinetobacter, specifically A. baumannii, are becoming a great threat to hospitalized patients due to increasing antibiotic resistance. The aim of this study was to describe the epidemiology, clinical characteristics, antimicrobial susceptibility pattern and outcome of Acinetobacter infections in pediatric cancer patients and hematopoietic stem cell transplant (HSCT) recipients in Poland. Methods: A...

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• Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
• Neutropenia and Cancer Infections
• Urinary Tract Infections Management