Prevalencia de Acinetobacter Baumannii en pacientes con ventilación mecánica de la Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos en el Hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo en el periodo 2023-2024.

Abstract

Introduction: In recent years, this type of Acinetobacter has become stronger and has had an impact in hospitals and clinical institutes, especially in Intensive Care Units (ICUs), where patients are more prone to contract infections with A. Baumanii. This species is generally believed to be less virulent than other species of this genus, but this changes in severely ill or immunocompromised patients. Methodology: This project is a retrospective, cross-sectional, non-experimental quantitative study. General objective: To determine the prevalence of Acinetobacter baumannii in patients with mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit at the Teodoro Maldonado Carbo hospital in the period 2023-2024. Results: The study was able to determine that there is a higher incidence among male patients, which may be due to biological, immunological or behavioral differences, suggesting that men, especially at an older age, are more likely to develop this type of infection. Advanced age, identified as an important risk factor, shows that older people are more susceptible to this infection, probably due to a higher prevalence of comorbidities such as chronic respiratory diseases, cardiovascular diseases, kidney diseases and other underlying diseases that affect the immune system.