Prospective Case-Control Study

Objective: The aim of this prospective case control study wasto describe the risk factors for bacteremia due to Acinetobacter species among hospitalized patients.Methods: The study was conducted prospectively from July 2012 to January 2014, and one case group and two control groups were created. Case group comprising patients with Acinetobacter bacteremia and control group 1 comprising patients with bacteremia due to other agents and control group 2 comprising non-bacteremic patients were compared in terms of demographic characteristics, underlying diseases, invasive procedures, and antibiotic use.Results: The study group (n=23) and control groups (n=46) were compared with univariate analysis and significant risk factors for Acinetobacter bacteremia were as follows: total parenteral nutrition, chemotherapy, use of broad spectrum antibiotics including beta-lactam and beta-lactamase inhibitors, carbapenems, teicoplanin, and antifungals (p