The impact of XXXX in the intensive care unit.

@entity1 @entity281 @entity3064
@entity3064 is a significant problem in critically ill @entity1 . It is widespread, can colonise @entity1 quickly and causes @entity281 . However, its overall impact on morbidity and mortality in the critically ill remains unmeasured. This study was designed to investigate A. baumannii colonisation and @entity281 rates in a critically ill population over an 18-month period. Twenty-seven @entity1 from a population of 347 were identified as having A. baumannii. Sixteen were colonised, whereas 11 were infected. Eleven of the 27 @entity1 with A. baumannii died (41%). Of these, eight were colonised and three were infected. In the same period, 320 @entity1 did not have A. baumannii and their mortality rate was 20% (n = 64). The mortality rate of @entity1 with A. baumannii was significantly higher than that of @entity1 without @entity281 .
