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Issue: Vol. 51 No. 5 (2026): JOURNAL OF MILITARY PHARMACO-MEDICINE No.5 - 2026
Section: Articles
DOI: 10.56535/jmpm.v51i5.1942
Date Published: 28/05/2026
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Tran, D. H., Ngo, T. H., & Tran, D. T. (2026). CHARACTERISTICS AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII INFECTION IN SEVERE BURN PATIENTS. Journal of Military Pharmaco-medicine, 51(5), 249-256. https://doi.org/10.56535/jmpm.v51i5.1942

CHARACTERISTICS AND FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII INFECTION IN SEVERE BURN PATIENTS

Dinh Hung Tran1, , Tuan Hung Ngo1, Dinh Trung Tran2
1 Le Huu Trac National Burn Hospital
2 TTH Hospital

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Abstract

Objectives: To evaluate the characteristics of Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) infection and related factors in patients with severe burns. Methods: A prospective, cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 46 patients with severe burns treated at the Intensive Care Unit, Le Huu Trac National Burn Hospital in 2023. Results: A. baumannii was the leading cause of sepsis in severe burn patients (blood isolates: 40.74%; wound isolates: 50.00%), with a multidrug resistance rate of 100%. The median procalcitonin level in the A. baumannii group was 3.61 ng/mL, significantly lower than in patients with sepsis due to other bacteria (p < 0.01). Each 1 ng/mL decrease in procalcitonin and each 1 mmol/L decrease in serum sodium increased the likelihood of A. baumannii sepsis by 1.01-fold and 1.10-fold, respectively (p < 0.05). Conclusion: All patients were infected with multidrug-resistant A. baumannii. The plasma procalcitonin and serum sodium levels are independent predictors of A. baumannii infection in patients with severe burns.

Keywords

Bloodstream infection, Burn, Acinetobacter baumannii

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