A Multifaceted Intervention to Reduce Pandrug‐Resistant<i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i>Colonization and Infection in 3 Intensive Care Units in a Thai Tertiary Care Center: A 3‐Year Study

Abstract

A multifaceted intervention featuring active surveillance and environmental cleaning resulted in sustained reductions in the rate of pandrug-resistant A. baumannii colonization and infection, the cost of antibiotic therapy, and the cost of hospitalization among intensive care unit patients in a developing country.