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Due to its multidrug resistance,\n                      <jats:italic>A. baumannii<\/jats:italic>\n                      has emerged as a key monitored pathogen of WHO for surveillance in healthcare settings, particularly in intensive care units (ICUs).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      To identify factors associated with\n                      <jats:italic>A. baumannii<\/jats:italic>\n                      infection in Guizhou province, China from 2015 to 2023, a retrospective cross-sectional analysis was carried out with the data from hospital records, electronic medical databases. Fisher\u2019s exact test (gender) and Chi-square were used for statistical tests, while\n                      <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\n                      -values was used to define the statistically significance of variables.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results and discussion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Out of 460,620 patients; there were 6,944 positive infection events, with ICU-related infections accounting for 45.77%. Males had a significantly higher risk of\n                      <jats:italic>A. baumannii<\/jats:italic>\n                      infection compared to females, and host factors such as gender and increasing age were associated with greater susceptibility. In addition, infection rates were higher during warmer summer months, suggesting a possible seasonal trend in transmission. Within the population undergoing antibiotic therapy, only polymyxin B demonstrated an alarmingly high level of resistance, whereas other clinically employed antibiotics were invalid. In summary, the statistical data from these years emphasizes that gender and age are main drivers of\n                      <jats:italic>A. baumannii<\/jats:italic>\n                      outbreaks in Guizhou, and follow-up public health interventions need to target these factors to enhance infection control and reduce the spread. Also, the observation of high levels of resistance to multiple antibiotics is a matter of concern, as it presents significant challenges in terms of treatment.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fpubh.2025.1592783","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,7,3]],"date-time":"2025-07-03T01:26:56Z","timestamp":1751506016000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Epidemiology of Acinetobacter baumannii: analysis of hazard factors associated with positivity cases in Guizhou province, China from 2015 to 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