Patients who are admitted to the hospital after sustaining a large burn injury are at high risk
for developing hospital-associated infections. If patients survive the initial 72 hours after a …

Healthcare‐associated infections due to multidrug‐resistant Gram‐negative bacteria (MDR‐
GNB) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. These evidence‐based …

Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) is undoubtedly one of the most successful
pathogens in the modern healthcare system. With invasive procedures, antibiotic use and …

Acinetobacter baumannii has emerged as a highly troublesome pathogen for many
institutions globally. As a consequence of its immense ability to acquire or upregulate …

Executive Summary The Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of
Infectious Agents in Health Care Settings 2007 updates and expands the 1996 Guideline for …

Emergence and spread of Acinetobacter species, resistant to most of the available
antimicrobial agents, is an area of great concern. It is now being frequently associated with …

Burns are one of the most common and devastating forms of trauma. Patients with serious
thermal injury require immediate specialized care in order to minimize morbidity and …

Acinetobacter are a major concern because of their rapid development of resistance to a
wide range of antimicrobials, and rapid profundity in transformation, surviving desiccation …

Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii is recognized to be among the most difficult
antimicrobial-resistant gram-negative bacilli to control and treat. Increasing antimicrobial …

Understanding wound healing today involves much more than simply stating that there are
three phases: inflammation, proliferation, and maturation. Wound healing is a complex …