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The Emergence of Resistant Strains of Acinetobacter baumannii: Clinical and Infection Control Implications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Marie Eve Dy ,
Jill A. Nord ,
Vincent J. LaBombardi  and
Jay W. Kislak
Marie Eve Dy
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center, New York City, New York
Jill A. Nord*
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center, New York City, New York
Vincent J. LaBombardi
Affiliation:
Department of Laboratories, St Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center, New York City, New York
Jay W. Kislak
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, St Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center, New York City, New York
*
St Vincent's Hospital and Medical Center, 153 West 11th St, Cronin 1003, New York, NY 10011
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Abstract

A prospective study was undertaken to determine colonization rates, susceptibility profiles, and outcomes in patients with clinical isolates of Acinetobacter baumannii. Fifty percent of patients became colonized with A baumannii, and 29% of these patients had clinical and colonizing isolates with discordant susceptibility profiles, without apparent relation to antibiotic use. Barrier infection control measures are necessary to prevent nosocomial transmission.

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Concise Communications
Information
Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 20 , Issue 8 , August 1999 , pp. 565 - 567
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1999

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