Objective. To describe the epidemiology of Acinetobacter baumannii infection during 2000-
2003 and to determine whether the multidrug-resistant strains were already present in our …

Acinetobacter baumannii has become an important nosocomial pathogen associated with
increasing prevalence of multidrug resistance. Effective strategies to prevent emerging and …

Multi-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii isolates obtained from 13 hospitalized patients over
a six-month period were evaluated. One patient had an isolate susceptible only to …

Objective This study was made to evaluate multiresistant Acinetobacter baumannii
colonization in French intensive care units. Design We conducted a prevalence study on the …

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

Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii was isolated from 15 colonized or infected
patients (carriers) between April and July 2004, in a teaching hospital ICU in Rome, Italy. All …

Acinetobacter baumannii is the most common nosocomial pathogen among all
Acinetobacter spp. A. baumannii tend to be resistant to multiple antibiotics, and represent a …

This study investigated the molecular epidemiology of a clonal outbreak of multidrug-
resistant Acinetobacter baumannii that occurred between June 2003 and June 2004 in a …

Acinetobacter baumannii was considered endemic in a university-affiliated tertiary hospital.
A significant increase was noted in the proportion of nosocomial infections associated with …

An outbreak of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (MRAB) occurred over the
course of a 27-week period in our adult polyvalent intensive care unit (ICU). Twenty-one …