Nosocomial, Healthcare-Associated, and Community-Acquired Acinetobacter baumannii in China: Clinical Characteristics, Antimicrobial Resistance Patterns and Risk Factors Associated with Carbapenem Resistance

These data suggest that HCA <i>A. baumannii</i> infection is quite different from CA infection, with antimicrobial resistance and 30-day mortality rates similar to those of nosocomial infections. Additionally, the risk factors for CRAB development in the CA, HCA, and nosocomial groups were not the same, which may provides the help for controlling practices and instruction empirical clinical medication.