Objective. To investigate a nosocomial outbreak of infection with multidrug-resistant (MDR)
Acinetobacter baumannii in the intensive care units at China Medical University Hospital in …

Infections caused by Acinetobacter baumannii have become a critical problem for hospital
patients worldwide. We investigated the multidrug-resistant A baumannii strain that caused …

BACKGROUND: Acinetobacter baumannii is a gram-negative, coccobacillus found in water
and is a significant nosocomial pathogen in hospitals. This report chronicles the appearance …

Objective: To investigate an outbreak of nosocomial infections due to multidrug-resistant
(MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii and to analyze the contribution of cross-transmission in the …

Objectives. To determine risk factors for acquisition of multidrug-resistant (MDR)
Acinetobacter baumannii infection during an outbreak, to describe the clinical manifestations …

Objective: To describe a nosocomial outbreak caused by multiresistant Acinetobacter
baumannii. Design: Descriptive and case-control study. Antibiotic susceptibilities and pulsed …

We describe an outbreak of multi-drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MRAB) that
occurred in an intensive care unit (ICU) and a surgical ward from December 2003 to March …

Introduction: Acinetobacter baumannii causes severe infections that primarily affect intensive
care unit (ICU) patients. It has a high prevalence of multidrug resistance, including …

Objectives. To perform a molecular and epidemiologic investigation of multidrug-resistant
(MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii in an institution were polyclonal outbreaks have been …

A laboratory-based surveillance study was conducted from January 2007 to May 2010 in
San Martino Tertiary Referral Hospital in Genoa, Italy in which the molecular epidemiology …