Infectious complications caused by pandrug resistant strain of Acinetobacter baumanii in cancer patients

Findings on 25 cancer patients with different hospital-acquired infections (HAI) caused by PDR strain of A. Baumanii were analyzed. Lower respiratory tract infections were the most hazardous. Pneumonia complicated with abscess and followed by respiratory failure was observed in all patients. Antibiotic therapy resulted in complete response in 1 (4,0 %) patient, no effect in 6 (24,0 %) patients and insignificant improvement with the evidence of clinical signs and X-ray-confirmed findings of pneumonia in 8 (32,0 %) patients. Activity of carbapenems and sulbactam-containing drugs against A. baumanii was in favor of using these drugs for therapy of cancer patients with infectious complications.