An outbreak of Acinetobacter baumannii: the importance of cross-transmission

EMC D'Agata, V Thayer, W Schaffner - Infection Control & Hospital …, 2000 - cambridge.org
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 …

Molecular and epidemiologic study of polyclonal outbreaks of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infection in an Israeli hospital

D Marchaim, S Navon-Venezia, A Leavitt… - Infection Control & …, 2007 - cambridge.org
Objectives. To perform a molecular and epidemiologic investigation of multidrug-resistant
(MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii in an institution were polyclonal outbreaks have been …

Nosocomial outbreak of multi-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii on a surgical ward: epidemiology and risk factors for acquisition

JGM Koeleman, GA Parlevliet, L Dijkshoorn… - Journal of Hospital …, 1997 - Elsevier
Between December 1994 and April 1995, a nosocomial outbreak caused by a multi-resistant
Acinetobacter baumannii, occurred on a surgical ward in our hospital. The organism was …

Epidemiologic, clinical, and economic evaluation of an outbreak of clonal multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infection in a surgical intensive care unit

LS Young, AL Sabel, CS Price - Infection Control & Hospital …, 2007 - cambridge.org
Objectives. To determine risk factors for acquisition of multidrug-resistant (MDR)
Acinetobacter baumannii infection during an outbreak, to describe the clinical manifestations …

Nosocomial outbreak caused by a multiresistant clone of Acinetobacter baumannii: results of the case-control and molecular epidemiologic investigations

EG Scerpella, AR Wanger, L Armitige… - Infection Control & …, 1995 - cambridge.org
Objective: To describe a nosocomial outbreak caused by multiresistant Acinetobacter
baumannii. Design: Descriptive and case-control study. Antibiotic susceptibilities and pulsed …

Nosocomial outbreak of infection with multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a medical center in Taiwan

HL Chang, CH Tang, YM Hsu, L Wan… - Infection Control & …, 2009 - cambridge.org
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 …

Nosocomial colonization and infection with multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii: outbreak delineation using DNA macrorestriction analysis and PCR-fingerprinting

MJ Struelens, E Carlier, N Maes, E Serruys… - Journal of Hospital …, 1993 - Elsevier
The prevalence of nosocomial acinetobacter colonization and infection in a university
hospital was reviewed and multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections in an intensive …

[HTML][HTML] Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

A Abbo, S Navon-Venezia… - Emerging infectious …, 2005 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
To understand the epidemiology of multidrug-resistant (MDR) Acinetobacter baumannii and
define individual risk factors for MDR, we used epidemiologic methods, performed organism …

Control of an outbreak of multi-drug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in an intensive care unit and a surgical ward

JD Pimentel, J Low, K Styles, OC Harris… - Journal of Hospital …, 2005 - Elsevier
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 …

Investigation of a Multiyear Multiple Critical Care Unit Outbreak Due to Relatively Drug-Sensitive Acinetobacter baumannii: Risk Factors and Attributable Mortality

R Kaul, JA Burt, L Cork, H Dedier… - Journal of Infectious …, 1996 - academic.oup.com
From 1990 to 1993, an outbreak of respiratory Acinetobacter baumannii infection occurred in
five intensive care units (lCUs) of a tertiary care center. A. baumannii was subsequently …